Nagata Inakahama Beach (Yakushima)
Open by month
Open in January. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in February. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in March. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in April. No seasonal closure recorded.
Partly closed in May: some days or parts are closed — see the official site.
Partly closed in June: some days or parts are closed — see the official site.
Partly closed in July: some days or parts are closed — see the official site.
Partly closed in August: some days or parts are closed — see the official site.
Partly closed in September: some days or parts are closed — see the official site.
Open in October. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in November. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in December. No seasonal closure recorded.
Checked against the official site on 2026-10-15.
One of the three beaches that make up Nagata Beach, Yakushima's largest sand beach. White granite sand stretches along the shore, and it is the biggest loggerhead turtle nesting ground in the North Pacific.
Ramsar Wetland (Nagata Beach)
Nearby
- Jomon Sugi (Yakushima) ≈ 30 min by car
- Okawa Falls (Yakushima) ≈ 35 min by car
- Shiratani Unsuikyo (Yakushima) ≈ 35 min by car
- Yakusugi Land (Yakushima) ≈ 45 min by car
- Senpiro Falls (Yakushima) ≈ 55 min by car
Travel times are rough estimates by car.
- Getting there
- About 28 min by car from Miyanoura, about 54 min from Anbo; by bus, get off at Nakanobashi and walk about 3 min
Few buses — check times or join a tour - Fee
- Turtle-watching program: ¥3,000 for high school students and older, ¥500 for junior high and younger
- Good to know
- From May 1 to Sept 30, please stay off the beach from 20:00 to 5:00 (daytime access is fine). To see turtles, join the guided watching program (capacity 50, advance booking March 1 to July 10; 20:00 check-in, ends 23:00). Do not enter the protective fences, light fires, camp or take sand.
- Time needed
- 45 min
Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-15. Report outdated info