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Our guide
Wakasa Bay is a bay in the Chūbu region whose coast spans Kyoto and Fukui prefectures. Our source says little more than that, so this page is short.
It is a long coastline, so decide which part you want to see and plan the journey on the map; we have not checked a public-transport route.
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
- Suishohama beach — 藤谷良秀 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Obama Sotomo13n4592 — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · source · resized
- Miyazu Nariaisan Panorama Observatory 2021-04 ac (3) — Asturio Cantabrio · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Kameshima, Ine, Yosa District, Kyoto Prefecture 626-0424, Japan - panoramio (2) — kiwa dokokano · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Hibiki rice terraces — Opqr · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Aoto no oohashi — 藤谷良秀 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Obama Sotomo08n4592 — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · source · resized
- Wakasa bay beach — Koji Kuno · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source · resized
- Mt.Gorogatake — As6022014 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Wakasa Bay (若狭湾, Wakasa-wan) is a bay located in the Chūbu region of Japan, and spans the coasts of Kyoto Prefecture, and Fukui Prefecture.
Background text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: Coast
Getting there
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