Inakahama Beach

Really neat to see the beach where apparently 40% of all North Pacific Loggerhead turtles are born. Gorgeous steep beach banks with picturesque rocks in the water, so make sure to walk out and down rather than just peek from the parking area. 24 turtles laid eggs last night in a fenced off area and you can see their trails along the steep sand slopes (look like skinny sled paths flanked by flipper "prints". Outside the bathroom are two faucets for rinsing off sand form your feet.

It's a beach when sea turtles come to spawn at certain times of the year. Came in early April on an evening to watch the sunset, literally had the whole beach to myself. It's got great views and a fair bit of parking space. No food or drinks nearby though, so do bring those if you're planning to stay for long.

Possibly the main sand beach in Yakushima, beautiful and usually quiet, also used by turtles for nesting.

9n an overcast day it was positive to see visitors and locals picking up trash to preserve this beautiful natural nesting beach for the turtles.

Very serene beach. Good to relax and walk along the beach in the morning. Not very busy as well. There are a few cafes nearby too, if needed. We were just 2 people, walking alone in the beach, sitting on the rocks, and relaxing on the sand. There were few people fishing a bit away. Bus stop is tight in front of the beach, so easily accessible, even though the bus frequency is very low. Also, it is just a 15 min walk from Nagata village. Overall, highly recommended of you want to relax peacefully on a pristine and calm beach.

Came a little late around 16:50 (end-Nov period) and the sun has set somewhat behind the mountains. Suggest to come by earlier since the sunset view is observed from lower ground (as compared to the nearby observatory deck on higher ground). There's also a toilet and a washing area where you could wash off the sand from your feet.

Nice beach! We were in mid-April. At was almost clean, though we saw plastic here and there, unfortunately it is a huge problem everywhere in the world. The beach was full of small hermit crabs.

Very beautiful beach with quite strong waves. Just missed the sunset and it was still gorgeous. The only negative was the large amount of plastic waste just lying on the beach.