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Our guide
Shirarahama is a sandy beach on Kanayama Bay in the town of Shirahama, Wakayama: a pocket beach tucked between Cape Gongen to the north and Yuzaki to the south. It is a goodwill sister beach of Waikiki Beach in Hawaii.
Engetsu Island view is about 1 km away in a straight line, and Adventure World about 3.2 km. We have not checked a public-transport route or the swimming season.
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
- 131221 Shirarahama Beach Shirahama Wakayama pref Japan07s3bs — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · source · resized
- 南紀白浜温泉（Nanki Shirahama） - panoramio — popsaurus · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- 白浜 - panoramio — くろふね · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- Shirarahama Beach — Outside147 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Shirahama beach — Polarbaer jl · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Shirarahama Beach 20170110 — Suicasmo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Shirarahama (白良浜) is a sandy beach on Kanayama Bay in Shirahama, Nishimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture: a pocket beach between Cape Gongen to the north and Yuzaki to the south. It is a goodwill sister beach of Waikiki Beach in Hawaii.
Background text translated from Japanese Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: Coast
Getting there
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