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Yurigahama
A sandbar off the east of Yoronjima that appears with the season and the tide.
Kuroshio no Mori Mangrove Park (Amami Ōshima Sumiyō Roadside Station)
A roadside station for experiencing the mangrove forest of Amami Oshima.
Tomori Beach
Known as Blue Angel. Close to the airport, on the way to Cape Ayamaru.
Honohoshi Beach
Round stones worn by the Pacific swell lie spread across the shore.
Araha Beach
About 600 metres of sand beside Araha Park, with a large ship-shaped play structure.
Kouri Ohashi Bridge
A 1,960-metre bridge joining Kourijima with Yagajijima. Opened in 2005, it is the second-longest toll-free bridge in the prefecture.
Minna Beach
White sand running from the east of the island round to the north, with coral reef all around it.
Hate-no-hama
A sandbar of coral sand alone, about seven kilometres long, lying off the east of Kumejima.
Fusaki Beach
About fifteen minutes by car from central Ishigaki. A natural beach where tropical fish gather, with the sunset seen from the pier.
Yonaha Maehama Beach
Seven kilometres of white sand, also called Maipama on Miyakojima.
Kozamami Beach
The main beach of Zamamijima, awarded two stars in the Michelin Green Guide.
Kafu Banta
A clifftop about 70 metres high on Miyagijima, within the grounds of a salt works.
Sesoko Beach
About 700 metres of white sand on the west coast of Sesokojima, looking out to Iejima and Minnajima.
Shigira Beach
White sand ringed by coral reef, with dozens of coral species and over a hundred kinds of tropical fish.
Aharen Beach
The signature beach of Tokashikijima, with white sand and Kerama-blue water.
Nirai Beach
On the west coast of central Okinawa. At low tide you can walk the reef and look at the sea life.
Tatami-ishi of Kumejima Town's Ojima
A national natural monument: over a thousand five- and six-sided rocks exposed at low tide.
Painagama Beach
Five minutes' walk from central Hirara in Miyakojima — a beach the townspeople use.
Kitahama Beach
The main beach of Akajima. Its name is written "north beach" but read Nishibama.