Coast / Beach Spots in Toyama Area

  • Amaharashi Coast
    Travel / Tourism
    Toyama Pref. Takaokashi Ota
    At the Amaharashi Coast Quasi-National Park, visitors standing on the beach can enjoy spectacular views of the rocky islets offshore and of the majestic Tateyama Mountains in the distance that seem to float above Toyama Bay; every season brings its own unique scenery. The stretch of coastline that extends from the Amaharashi Coast to Matsudae-no-Nagahama in Himi City has been ranked as one of Japan’s “Top 100 White Sand and Green Pines Beaches” and as one of “Japan’s 100 Best Beaches.” Otomo no Yakamochi, the poet and compiler of the Man’yoshu poetry anthology, was deeply impressed by the scenery of the Amaharashi Coast; his many poems in praise of the area were a major factor in its becoming so famous.
  • Miyazaki-Sakai Beach (Jade Beach)
    Travel / Tourism
    Toyama Pref. Shimonikawagunasahimachi Miyazaki And border
    Located a one minute-walk from Ainokaze Toyama Railway's Etchu-Miyazaki Station, this beach with beautiful gravel that stretches for approximately four kilometers east and west is where jadestones wash onto shore. It has been chosen by the Ministry of the Environment as one of Japan's Top 100 Beaches and Japan's Top 100 Finest Beaches. Many people come not only for the beach in the summer, but also to look for valuable jadestones. The views from the beach of the beautiful sun setting into the ocean at dusk have made it famous. The cod soup served at eateries near the beach is also well-known. Originally eaten among fishermen, it is not loved by ordinary people as a local cuisine.
  • Amahara Kaigan Matsuda E no Nagahama
    Travel / Tourism
    Toyama Takaoka-shi Ota Ota Shibuya
  • Koshi no Matsubara
    Travel / Tourism
    Toyama Toyama-shi Hamakurosaki
  • Omura Sakai Kaigan CCZ
    Travel / Tourism
    Toyama Himi-shi Kozakai
  • Bay Seashore Kaigan
    Travel / Tourism
    Toyama Himi-shi

Toyama Areas

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Toyama is one of the three prefectures that house the Japanese Alps, with its southern and eastern borders comprising one long stretch of mountains, out of which the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route is forged. While traditional crafts fill the northern coastal cities of Toyama and Takaoka, thatched roof houses offer unrivalled views against a backdrop of fantastic scenery at Gokayama in the mountainous area in the south of the prefecture.

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