Wakasa Wada beach
It is the most popular swimming beach in the Wakasa region in southern Fukui. It was the first among the Asian beaches to receive the Blue Flag certificate. Amazing mountain landscapes open from its shore, and the air due to the environment of coniferous forests is characterized by healing properties. Therefore, its depth and purity may even make you dizzy!
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Beach description
Despite the fact that the beach of Wakasa Wada is shallow, its waters are clean and transparent. White fine sand creates a pleasant tactile sensation even when walking barefoot along the coast, so you may not worry about special shoes.
Wakasawada Beach is not only beautiful, but also a safe beach. There are no reefs, rocks, stones or litter. The seafloor is also flat and smooth, the water is shallow. That is why parents of young children love it, they can relax while their kids splash merrily along the shore. Physically challenged people also have all the conditions for recreation. But young people may get bored. At least if they are set for a party.
Lifeguards, doctors and nurses are on their duty at Wakasawada Beach during the season. All these advantages do their job because in the summertime it is overcrowded there, on the beach. Wakasa Wada Beach can be reached by train from Tsurugi Station. Take the Obama line to Wakas Takahama (1 hour 15 minutes), and then walk 15 minutes from the station on foot or take a taxi.
When is the best time to go?
If in the north of Japan, in Hokkaido, the weather in January-February is quite wintery, in the southern islands the temperature rarely drops below 20 degrees even in the cold season. In summer, the rainy season comes in Japan, when the humidity becomes almost one hundred percent, and the thermometer is at 30 to 40 degrees. Therefore, the best time to travel to Japan – is late spring or early autumn.
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Infrastructure
The beach offers many amenities for visitors. You can take food with you and have a barbecue (this is not forbidden, as on other Japanese beaches) or stay at one of the beach huts that serve as cafe-bars. Here you can buy food, drinks, and rent such things as umbrellas, sunbeds and even canoes for a water trip. Physically challenged people are provided with special wheelchairs for swimming.
There are also plenty of water entertainments on this coast, from surfing and kayaking to fishing. And in a hot August day, one of the best ways to enjoy the cool sea breeze is sap-surfing, or rowing on the board!
There is a free toilet, a shower, a changing cubicle and even wi-fi on the beach. Hotels are located at a distance from the beach. One of them is Mikuni Onsen Arisotei, that has spa resort status.
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- There are Five Mikata Lakes on the eastern shore of Wakasa Bay. They are protected by the Ramsar Convention and are guarded. Each of them has its own color. They are connected by channels. Here you can book boat tours and relax while enjoying the stunning scenery.
- Pets are allowed on this beach, but they must be kept on a leash. If defecation occurs, you will have to clean up after the pet.
- If you have tattoos in a in plain sight, people can make a remark. It is also forbidden to smoke and drink alcohol.
- The symbol of the beach is the Meikyodo Cave. It resembles a gate leading to the open Sea of Japan. This is a must-have place during a sap-surfing training. Beginners are tasked with going through a narrow rocky passage without falling off the board. Few succeed the first time.