Beach Spots in Central Akita / Oga Peninsula Area

  • Miyazawa Beach
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Akita Pref. Ogashi Noishi Obasawa
    This beach boasts top class water quality in the prefecture. A wide, shallow beach stretches across the coast and visitors can enjoy clam gathering in the early summer. The beach is open for bathing from mid-July to around August every year, as are the beachside shops and lifeguard facilities. There are also campsites and hot springs nearby.
  • Detohama Beach
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Akita Katagami-shi Tenno Shimohamayama
    A swimming beach located along Prefectural Route 56 in Shimohamayama, Tenno, Kitagami City. The wide sandy beach and relatively calm sea with shallow waves makes this a popular beach for families. During beach season there are eight beach houses open for business and you can also enjoy beautiful scenery including Mt. Chokai, the Oga Peninsula, and the sun setting over the Sea of Japan.
  • Toga Beach
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Akita Oga-shi Togatoga
  • Shimohama Beach
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Akita Akita-shi Shimohamahanekawa
  • Hamada Hama Beach
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Akita Akita-shi
  • Iriai Beach
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Akita Oga-shi Iriaichuishi Minami Hamano
  • Katsura Hama Beach
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Akita Akita-shi Hamada Sakaigawa

Akita Areas

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Famed for its sake and samurai, Akita prefecture offers quintessential Japanese culture in a non-touristy setting. Alongside the celebrated rice paddies and historical sites of the region lies dramatic natural scenery in the form of the rugged coastline of the Oga Peninsula and the Dakigaeri Gorge, best visited in autumn, when the leaves begin to change color.

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