Kujukuri Beach
Unlike Japan's typical rocky and rugged coastline, Kujukuri Beach is a 66-kilometer length of sandy beach...
Futamiura Ise
The coastline here consists of an intricate pattern of inlets and islands and offers magnificent views...
Shichirigahama Beach
The sandy beach of Shichirigahama is formed by the erosive action of the sea and includes strata of sedimentary rock with occasional fossils...
Kannonzaki Beach
Kannonzaki beach is set in a natural environment that protrudes into Tokyo Bay and boasts of golden sand and crystal clear water...
Ibusuki-Yamakawa
The Ibusuki volcanic field is an area of current volcanic and geothermal activity at the tip of the Satsuma Peninsula...
Angel Road
Angel Road sand is a mixture of larger and smaller light and dark tan sand grains that show minimal evidence of smoothing by wave action...
Akaishi Beach
Akaishi Beach sand primarily consists of marine sand grains representing broken fragments of coral and forams worn smooth by wave action...
Miyajima Beach
The composition of the beach consists primarily of silt, sand, and crushed seashells. The shape of the sandy beach is influenced by...
Minami Beach
Minami Beach is covered with white and tan marine sand grains representing several different foraminifera species...
Kondoi Beach
Kondoi beach is known for white soft sand and shallow, crystal-clear emerald green water. It is one of the longest beaches in Okinawa...
Hasaki Beach
Hasaki Beach is covered by essentially 100% small geological sand grains with clear quartz, tan and yellow feldspar...
Doigahama Beach
The Doigahama site is located in the center of the small plain on the coast of Hibiki Bay, where stunning white sand dunes...
Fukuura Beach
Fukuura Beach sand is a mixture of dark and lightly colored volcanic sand grains, large and small transparent quartz sand grains...
Nakamura Beach
Originally part of the Asian mainland, the volcanic Oki Islands separated from the Asian mainland 10,000 years ago. Four of 180 islands that make up...
Dream Beach, Bali
The Island of Bali, like most islands of the Indonesian archipelago, resulted from the tectonic subduction of the Indo-Australian plate under the Eurasian plate. The tertiary ocean floor, consisting of ancient marine...
Jeju Island
With a natural geology like none other in the world, this elliptical island is comprised of Holocene volcanic rocks resulting from several volcanic eruptions with the most recent...
Syotenkyo, Kazuranohama
Syotenkyo Kazuranohama Beach is a long swimming beach of white sands, green pines, and shallow waters sandwiched between the Sea of Japan and Kumihama Bay in the northwesternmost region of Kyoto...
Hirakubozaki, Ishigaki Island
Beach sand from the Hirakubozaki area is rich in well-rounded biogenic grains representing skeletal remains of foraminifera species and fragments of coral, coralline algae, various shells...