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Our guide
Jōdogahama, “Pure Land Beach”, is a series of rock formations along the coast of Miyako Bay in the city of Miyako, Iwate. It lies within Sanriku Fukkō National Park and is a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty.
Sakiyama Shell Mound is about 3.2 km away in a straight line. We have not checked a public-transport route, so plan the journey on the map and look for local information before you go.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Jyoudogahama — Junpei Satoh · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- 浄土ヶ浜の風景20220625-P1390500 — くろふね · CC BY 4.0 · source · resized
- 浄土ヶ浜の風景20220625-P1390461 — くろふね · CC BY 4.0 · source · resized
- 浄土ヶ浜の風景20220625-P1390448 — くろふね · CC BY 4.0 · source · resized
- Jodogahama Visitor Center — Yasu ( talk ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Jodogahama Beach (51971544590) — Raita Futo from Tokyo, Japan · CC BY 2.0 · source · resized
- Jodogahama 2017-03-07 (33326979896) — yuichi hayakawa from tokyo, japan · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source · resized
- Jōdogahama 04 — S Shino from Tokyo, Japan. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Jōdogahama 05 — S Shino from Tokyo, Japan. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Jōdogahama 06 — S Shino from Tokyo, Japan. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Jōdogahama (浄土ヶ浜) (lit. 'Pure Land Beach') is a series of rock formations along the coast of Miyako Bay in the city of Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. The area is part of the Sanriku Fukkō National Park, and is a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty.
Background text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: Coast
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