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Sai-no-Kawara

Highten31, CC BY-SA 3.0

Sai-no-Kawara

賽の河原

Hokkaido

A windswept pilgrimage shore near Cape Inaho on Okushiri's northern tip, its pebble beach covered in thousands of stacked memorial stone cairns left for lost souls.

Why we picked it

A haunting folk-religion site at the lonely north end of a remote island.

Best season
Summer
Crowd level
Popular
Rating
4.4· 6,016 reviews
Opening hours
Daily 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM

Usual hours — confirm with the official site for holidays + seasonal closures.

Admission
Free — a coastal park at Inaho Cape on Okushiri Island, with free parking and a free-to-enter campground area (open late Apr–end Oct).
Nearest station
Okushiri (Aonae) port + rental car
Website
onsen-kusatsu.com/sainokawara

Today

7:00–20:00Free

Stored weekly hours

Daily 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM

Tags

coasthistorynatureisland

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