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Nagata Inakahama Beach
永田いなか浜Kagoshima · Kyushu
Nagata Inakahama is a broad beach of coarse pale sand on Yakushima and one of Japan's most important loggerhead turtle nesting sites. Because of that the beach is closed to the public between 8:00 PM and 5:00 AM from 1 May to 30 September, through the nesting and hatching season. It is free at all other times, and the local bus stops at the beach itself.
- Best season
- Summer
- Crowd level
- Moderate
- Rating
- 4.5· 624 reviews
- Opening hours
- Daily Open 24 hours
- Admission
- Free public beach; no entrance or parking fee
- Nearest station
- Inakahama bus stop (いなか浜) · 0 min walk
- Website
- yakukan.jp/spot/7002.html
Usual hours — confirm with the official site for holidays + seasonal closures.
Today
20:00–5:00FreeSeasonal hours
- Open 24 hours (May 1 – Sep 30: no beach access 8:00 PM – 5:00 AM, sea-turtle nesting protection)
Stored weekly hours — a different season
Daily Open 24 hours
How to get there
From Shin-Osaka Station · ~1h 28m by car
Tags
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