海水浴場 Swimming Beaches

Name Address, Enquiry, Season, Facilities, Feature & Transport

Shirahama Shirahama, Toyo-cho, Aki County 0887-29-3392 Open : 7/1~8/31 Beach 白浜 Things to do : swimming, tennis and surfing Transportation : about 3 hours by car from Kochi City or 3 minutes by car from JR Kannoura Station

Ikumi Ikumi Toyo-cho, Aki County 0887-29-3392 Surfing Things to do : surfing, swimming, tennis and fishing Beach Transportation : about 3 hours by car from Kochi City Tanezaki Tanezaki, Kochi City 088-882-8141 Open:7/1~8/31 種崎 F e a t u r e s : located easily accessible from downtown Kochi Transportation : about 30 minutes by car from downtown Kochi or get off at the Hamadori stop of the Toden bus to Tanezaki Awa Beach Awa, Susaki City 0889-42-5392 安和海岸 F e a t u r e s : 1 kilometer beach with calm waves Open: Transportation : about 1 hour by car from Kochi City or right off JR Awa Station 7/1~8/31 Ya・Shi Park Tei, Yasu-cho, Konan City 0887-54-2950 Open : from mid June to mid September ﾔ･ｼｨﾊﾟｰｸ F e a t u r e s : sidewalk along the beach, lawn, playground, picnic area and bike path to Tei Mountain Transportation: about 40 minutes by car from Kochi City or get off at the Yasu stop of the Toden bus to Aki and Muroto or the Yasu Station on the Gomen- Nahari line Kokamada Kure, Nakatosa-cho, Takaoka County 0889-52-2473 小鎌田 F e a t u r e s : able to see Futanajima, one of top ten views in Kochi Transportation: one hour and 15 minutes by car from Kochi City or 5 minutes by car from JR Tosakure Station Okitsu Okitsu, -cho, Takaoka County 0880-25-0632 Komuro Open : from July 1st to early September Beach F e a t u r e s : located in the youth tourist village of Okitsu with 興津小室の浜 campsites and a seaside clubhouse Transportation : about two hours by car from Kochi City or about 40 minutes by bus from JR Kubokawa Station Ukitsu Ukibuchi, Kurosio-cho, Hata County 0880-43-4915 Open : from July to August 浮津 Things to do : camping and whale watching from a nearby fishing harbor Transportation : about 2 and a half hours by car from Kochi City or right off the Ukibuchi Station of the Tosa Kiroshio Railway Hirano Hirano, Shimanto City 0880-34-1783 Open : throughout the year (surfing Things to do: surfing and windsurfing. It is very close to auto campsite ‘Tomarotto’. beach) Transportation : about 3 hours by car from Kochi City or 10 minutes by car from JR 平野 Nakamura Station Tatsukushi-s Tatsukushi, Tosashimizu City 0880-82-3155 Open : from early July to August akurahama F e a t u r e s : located inside the Tatsukushi Underwater Park with impressive scenery 竜串桜浜 Transportation : about 4 hours by car from Kochi City or about 1 hour and 20 minutes by bus from JR Nakamura Station bound for the Tatsukushi Marine Pavilion

Okinoshima Okinoshima, Sukumo City 0880-69-1001 沖ノ島 F e a t u r e s : This beach is very popular especially among young people as a favorite beach for swimming in pristine water. Transportation : about 3 and a half hours by car from Kochi City to Sukumo City or a 7 minute bus ride from JR Sukumo Station to Katashima Port and then a 50 minute boat ride to Moshima Port

Kuboura Okinoshima, Sukumo City 0880-69-1001 Open : from July through August surfing beach F e a t u r e s : outdoor sports such as fishing, windsurfing and 久保浦（ｻｰﾌﾋﾞ scuba diving ｰﾁ） Transportation : 45 minutes on foot from Moshima Port

Koyano Okinoshima, Sukumo City 0880-69-1001 Open : from early July through August surfing beach F e a t u r e s : windsurfing and scuba diving 古屋野 Transportation : 20 minutes on foot from Moshima Port

Kashinishi Kashinoura, Otsuki-cho, Hata County 0880-73-1199 Open : throughout the year Beach F e a t u r e s : This beach is a popular spot for scuba diving and snorkeling because of the 樫西 coral reef. Transportation : about 4 and a half hours by car from Kochi City, or about 40 minutes by bus from Sukumo Station

Kashiwajima Kashiwajima, Otsuki-cho, Hata County 0880-73-1199 Open : throughout the year 柏島 F e a t u r e s : camping, fishing and scuba diving Transportation : 1 hour by bus from JR Sukumo Station

Kosaitsuno Kosaitsuno, Otsuki-cho, Hata County 0880-73-1199 Open : throughout the year 小才角 F e a t u r e s : surfing （ｻｰフィン場） Transportation : about 4 and a half hours by car from Kochi City

Irino Irino, Kuroshio-cho, Hata County 0880-43-2113 入野 Open : from July to August F e a t u r e s : the T-shirt Art Exhibition and the Seaside Gallery nearby Transportation : 2 and a half hours by car from Kochi City or 10 minutes on foot from the Irino Station of the