Japan's beaches offer a surprising mix of tropical beauty, dramatic coastlines, and cultural charm, stretching from the warm southern islands to the cool northern seas. Okinawa is the most famous beach destination, known for its turquoise water, coral reefs, and white sand that feels closer to Southeast Asia than mainland Japan. Along Honshu, beaches like Kamakura, Enoshima, and Shirahama combine surf culture with views of temples, cliffs, and Mount Fuji on clear days. The Sea of Japan coast features wilder, less crowded beaches with strong waves, sunsets, and a raw natural atmosphere. In summer, Japanese beaches come alive with festivals, food stalls, fireworks, and a lively but orderly local vibe. Whether you seek snorkeling, surfing, scenic walks, or peaceful coastal escapes, Japan's beaches offer far more variety than most travelers expect.
Zushi Beach is a sandy beach located in Zushi City, Kanagawa Prefecture, facing Sagami Bay on the Shōnan coast. The main beach stretches about 850 meters, offering space for swimming, sunbathing, and water sports like paddleboarding and windsurfing. Its gentle, shallow waters make it popular with families, while the scenery includes distant views of Enoshima Island and sometimes Mount Fuji. During summer, the beach becomes lively with seasonal huts, festivals, and beach activities, creating a fun and friendly atmosphere. A live webcam overlooks Zushi Beach, showing the shoreline, ocean, and people enjoying the area in real time. This webcam also includes sound, allowing viewers to hear waves, seabirds, and the ambient beach atmosphere while watching.
Shirahama 1/Shirahama 2/Shirahama 3
Shirahama Beach is a famous sandy beach located in Shirahama Town, Wakayama Prefecture, on Japan's Kii Peninsula, facing the Pacific Ocean. The beach stretches approximately 640 meters along the coastline and is renowned for its soft white sand and clear blue water. Shirahama Beach is one of Japan's most popular summer destinations, attracting both domestic and international tourists who come for swimming, sunbathing, and various water sports. There are several live webcams overlooking Shirahama Beach, each positioned at different points along the shore, giving viewers multiple angles of the sand, waves, and surrounding scenery. Some webcams capture the bustling atmosphere of the main beach area, while others provide quieter views of the coastline or nearby piers.
Sotoura Beach
Sotoura Beach, located in Shimoda City on Japan's Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture, is a beautiful sandy beach stretching about 470 meters along the coastline. The beach has a gentle, crescent-shaped curve, forming a calm bay that keeps the waves mild and creates a pleasing panoramic view from above. The waters are shallow and peaceful, making Sotoura Beach a favorite spot for families, swimmers, snorkelers, kayakers, and paddleboarders. A live webcam is set high above the beach, providing a wide-angle view that allows visitors to see almost the entire shoreline, the sand, and the bay at once. From this elevated perspective, you can watch people enjoying the beach, the calm waves, and the surrounding coastal scenery. The webcam offers a perfect way to check beach conditions, enjoy the serene view, or plan a visit to this scenic Japanese shore.
Katsuura: Hebara Beach
The Hebara Beach webcam is located in Katsuura City on the Bōsō Peninsula in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, overlooking both the ocean and part of the sandy shore. Hebara Beach is a popular spot for surfers and local beachgoers, known for its scenic waves and relaxed atmosphere. The camera provides a wide view of the water and some of the beach, making it easy to see current conditions and activity. It is especially useful for checking the weather, wave size, and overall beach environment before visiting.
Tottori
The webcam in Tottori City is set to look out over Fushino Beach and the Sea of Japan. It shows both the water and a part of the sandy beach, giving a clear view of waves, shoreline, and coastal activity. The camera’s high position allows viewers to see much of the beach at once, making it easy to observe conditions. It is especially useful for checking the weather, sea state, and general beach environment in real time.
Higashihama: Katase Beach
The webcam in Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture is set up to look out over both the ocean and a wide stretch of the beach. It provides a live view of the waves, coastline, and people enjoying the sand and water, making it useful for checking weather and beach conditions. Katase Higashihama Beach is a popular destination on the Shōnan coast, known for its long sandy shoreline, gentle waves, and scenic views of Enoshima Island. The beach attracts visitors for swimming, surfing, walking, and relaxing by the sea, and the webcam captures the lively atmosphere, especially during the warmer months.
Enoshima 1/Enoshima 2
The webcams in Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture is set up to look out over both the ocean and a wide stretch of the beach. It provides a live view of the waves, coastline, and people enjoying the sand and water, making it useful for checking weather and beach conditions. Katase Higashihama Beach is a popular destination on the Shōnan coast, known for its long sandy shoreline, gentle waves, and scenic views of Enoshima Island, a small but famous island just offshore that is known for its shrines, lighthouse, caves, and panoramic views of Sagami Bay. The beach attracts visitors for swimming, surfing, walking, and relaxing by the sea, and the webcam captures the lively atmosphere, especially during the warmer months.
