Yokohama & Kamakura · Nature

Best Beach & Waterfront in Yokohama & Kamakura

27 places, each checked by our team.

• Cape Manazuru 真鶴岬Manazuru — Crane-shaped peninsula on Sagami Bay with an old-growth coastal forest, rocky shore and the three Mitsuishi rocks offshore.
• Enoshima Island 江の島Enoshima — Small hilly island linked to the Shonan coast by a bridge, with shrines, a lighthouse observation tower, sea caves and seafood stalls.
• Enoshima Iwaya Caves and Chigogafuchi 江の島岩屋・稚児ヶ淵Enoshima — The wild back side of Enoshima: a wave-cut rock shelf where locals watch the sunset and Fuji, and two sea caves with legends of dragons and Benzaiten.
• Higashi-Ogishima Higashi Park (Kawasaki no Hama) 東扇島東公園 かわさきの浜Higashi-Ogishima — Kawasaki's only beach: an artificial sandy cove on an industrial island, with clam digging in spring, barbecue lawns, container ships gliding past…
• Inamuragasaki Park 稲村ヶ崎公園Kamakura — A small cliff-top headland between Yuigahama and Shichirigahama with one of the most celebrated sunset views in Shonan: Enoshima and Mount Fuji…
• Isshiki Beach 一色海岸Hayama — A small, clear-water cove behind the Hayama Imperial Villa, often named one of Japans best beaches for its fine sand, rocky reef and laid-back beach…
• Jogashima Umanose Domon 城ヶ島 馬の背洞門Miura — A natural sea arch on the wild southern coast of Jogashima at the tip of the Miura Peninsula, reached across rugged rock terraces, with tide pools,…
• Kannonzaki Park 観音崎公園Yokosuka — A wooded headland at the narrowest point of Tokyo Bay, with rocky beaches, coastal paths, Japans first Western-style lighthouse site and huge…
• Katase Higashihama Beach 片瀬東浜海水浴場Enoshima — The beach on the east side of the bridge to Enoshima, with gentle waves, a lively summer beach-hut strip and the island right beside you.
• Katase Nishihama and Kugenuma Beach 片瀬西浜・鵠沼海水浴場Enoshima — Shonans big surf and summer beach, running west from the Enoshima bridge past the Enoshima Aquarium, with Mount Fuji views and one of the liveliest…
• Koshigoe Beach 腰越海水浴場Kamakura — Kamakuras westernmost swimming beach, a short stretch of sand right next to Enoshima and the Koshigoe fishing port, where the shirasu (whitebait)…
• Lake Ashi (Ashinoko) 芦ノ湖Hakone — Crater lake in Hakone where pirate-style sightseeing ships cruise between Togendai, Hakone-machi and Moto-Hakone, with Mt. Fuji on clear days.
• Lake Sagami 相模湖Sagamiko (Sagamihara) — Dam lake in the hills of western Kanagawa with rowboats, pleasure cruises, fishing and the Sagamiko Resort Pleasure Forest nearby.
• Minato Mirai 21 Waterfront みなとみらい21Minato Mirai — Yokohama's harbour-front district of promenades, piers and landmarks, from Landmark Tower and Cosmo World to the Red Brick Warehouses.
• Miura Kaigan Beach 三浦海岸海水浴場Miura — A long, open sandy beach on the Tokyo Bay side of the Miura Peninsula, right by Keikyus Miura-Kaigan Station, with calm summer water and pink cherry…
• Morito Beach 森戸海岸Hayama — Hayamas sunset beach, where a red torii on a rock offshore, the white Hayama lighthouse and Mount Fuji line up behind the waves, beside the seaside…
• Osanbashi Pier 横浜港大さん橋国際客船ターミナルYokohama Kannai — Yokohamas cruise terminal with a free, rolling wooden rooftop that feels like a ships deck, giving the best 360-degree views of the Minato Mirai…
• Rinko Park (Minato Mirai) 臨港パークMinato Mirai — Minato Mirais largest green space, a big seaside lawn with a stepped seawall where you can sit right at the water, facing the Bay Bridge and the…
• Shichirigahama Beach 七里ヶ浜Kamakura — A long surf beach right beside the Enoden tracks, famous for its anime-perfect views of Enoshima and Mount Fuji, and for sunset sessions with…
• Southern Beach Chigasaki サザンビーチちがさきChigasaki — Chigasakis laid-back surf beach, named after local rock band Southern All Stars, with a giant "C" monument, Eboshi Rock offshore and Mount Fuji views.
• Tateishi Park 立石公園Akiya (Yokosuka) — A tiny seaside park in Akiya on the Miura coast, named after a 12 m pine-topped rock that, with Mount Fuji behind it at sunset, is one of the "50…
• Umi no Koen (Yokohama Seaside Park) 海の公園Kanazawa-hakkei — Yokohamas only swimming beach: a 1 km artificial sand beach in Kanazawa-ku next to Hakkeijima Sea Paradise, famous for spring clam digging and…
• Yamashita Park 山下公園Yokohama Kannai — Yokohamas classic seafront promenade: a 750 m park built on earthquake rubble in 1930, with the historic liner Hikawa Maru moored alongside and…
• Yuigahama Beach 由比ガ浜海水浴場Kamakura — Kamakuras main beach: a broad curve of dark sand ten minutes walk from the old town, packed with beach huts in July and August and full of surfers,…
• Zaimokuza Beach 材木座海水浴場Kamakura — The calmer, more local eastern half of Kamakuras bay, with shallow water good for families, a relaxed summer beach-hut scene and the ruins of Japans…
• Zou-no-hana Park 象の鼻パークYokohama Kannai — The birthplace of the Port of Yokohama, a stylish open waterfront park on the curved "elephants trunk" breakwater, with views over the harbour to…
• Zushi Beach 逗子海水浴場Zushi — A gently curving, calm bay beach a short walk from Zushi Station, popular with families, windsurfers and Yokohama locals, with Mount Fuji and…