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Shirahama Ohama Beach (Shimoda)

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Shirahama Ohama Beach (Shimoda)

白浜大浜海岸

Shizuoka · Chubu

Shirahama Ohama is Izu’s largest white-sand beach, a broad arc of pale sand and clear water backed by a red torii on the rocks that draws surfers and swimmers through the summer. It sits just north of Shimoda on the sunrise-facing east coast of the peninsula.

Best season
Summer
Crowd level
Popular
Rating
4.5· 2,088 reviews
Admission
Free; paid parking in summer.
Website
city.shimoda.shizuoka.jp/category/100300itiban_resort/110789.html

Today

Free

How to get there

From Nagoya Station · ~4h 14m by car

Tags

beachsurfsummer

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