Start planning your trip
Have fun on Okinoshima, an uninhabited island you can walk to!
Okinoshima is an uninhabited island located in Tateyama City in the southern part of Chiba Prefecture. It has a circumference of about 1 kilometer, and you can walk across the 200-meter sandy beach from the seawall where you can park your car. The island used to be about 500 meters offshore, but it ...
The water quality is very clean, so you can enjoy not only swimming but also snorkeling.
In the summer, a swimming beach is set up on the sandy area and it becomes very crowded with people.
The Tateyama Wakashio Triathlon is held every year at the end of May, with the calm, crystal clear waters of Okinoshima serving as the venue for the swimming events.
After walking about 200 meters along the sandy beach, you will arrive at the entrance to Okinoshima.
There is a concrete path in the center of the island, making it easy to walk, and there is a gazebo in the center of the island where you can take a rest.
There is a shrine on the island that enshrines Uga Myojin, the god of industry.
There is a cave in the southwest of the island. This cave was made artificially when Japan was at war. Tateyama is located at the entrance to Tokyo Bay, which is an important military location, and it is said that this cave was made for lookout purposes.
Once you leave the cave you can see the ocean, and it is now a popular photo spot.
If you go through the road in the middle of the island, you will arrive at the beach on the west side.
The western beach is home to a variety of shells and is a great place for beachcombing.
The parking lot gets very crowded during beach opening times and holidays.
Tateyama City, Chiba Prefecture is a city rich in nature, influenced by the Kuroshio Current, with a mild climate where flowers bloom even in winter, a varied coastline designated as Minamiboso Quasi-National Park, lush fields and mountains, and fresh seafood from the mountains. It's a town. It is also a town steeped in history and romance, with historic sites related to the Satomi clan, a feudal lord from the Sengoku period, who served as the model for Nanso Satomi Hakkenden. Escape the hustle and bustle of the city and spend a relaxing and relaxing time in Tateyama, located at the southern tip of Chiba Prefecture, just 100 kilometers from Tokyo.
The contents on this page may partially contain automatic translation.