A guide to Miyazaki beaches and pools for your summer fun!

Sunbeach Hitotsuba is a manmade beach in Miyazaki Seaside Park. We recommend the southern beach, with its gentle waves, as a great place to bring the kids for swimming. The north beach is dedicated to marine sports, including options such as canoeing and standup paddleboarding. There are free barbecue spaces in the plaza, and there are even sports courts where you can play basketball and skateboarding.
The Beach Burger House, a California beach style burger shop, is also located on the grounds, and is a great place to take a break and enjoy a burger.

This beach is located in a large cove sandwiched between Aoshima and the Horikiri Pass. The waves are gentle here, so you can safely spend time with the children. The beach is fully equipped with toilets, changing rooms, and showers (which require a fee). There is also an auto campground and a hotel with a hot spring nearby that is open to day-trip guests.

This beach along the central coast of Miyazaki offers pristine water and gentle waves. The beach is also known as a spawning ground for the loggerhead turtle, a national natural treasure. There is a famous surf spot here that is filled with numerous surfers year round. There is also a camping village in the adjacent pine grove.

This secluded beach is situated between Sumie and Shimoaso beaches. Well loved by the locals, the spot is surrounded by mountains, resulting in a mood much like a private beach on an isolated island. Enjoy swimming to your heart’s content in the crystal clear waters along the 800 meter white sandy beach.

This beach offers crystal clear waters and a beautiful coastline. Known as Sumie Family Resort Village, the associated facilities wrapped along that coastline include cabins, an auto campsite, mini golf, tennis courts, and a dog run. Visitors can also enjoy athletic activities and barbecues at the adjacent Beach Forest Sumie, and there is even the Sumie Family Aquarium there as well.

Located close to the Sea-Cruz, where wishes come true, this beach offers gentle waves, making it a safe place to spend time with the family. In addition to swimming, it is a perfect spot for standup paddleboarding. The Mikokogaura Park is also nearby, where children can play on playground equipment or on the grass, as well as the Mihokogaura Campsite that includes cooking areas and toilets, so visitors can enjoy outdoor activities along with swimming.

This beach is top class in terms of water quality, facilities, and the view. It is also popular as a surf spot. Adjacent to the 300 meter long white sand beach, there is a parking lot and a beach house with toilets, showers, and lockers. The waves here are rather high compared to other beaches, so visitors can play in the ocean waves off the beach.

This beautiful white sand beach is famous as one of Japan’s best surfing spots. The facilities here include a spacious parking lot, hot showers, and toilets, making it a great place to enjoy swimming care free.

This beach is popular as a surf spot and offers an enticing tropical mood. Available facilities include hot showers and toilets. Nearby facilities include the Kanegahama View-Enchi (a play on words that sounds like “yuenchi”, the Japanese word for amusement park), that offers a view of the entirety of Kanegahama, and Stairs of the Sea, a shopping center that includes restaurants, apparel shops, and other variety stores, and you can spend a leisurely moment there taking in the view of the vast Pacific Ocean.

Located half way between Miyazaki and Nichinan cities, this beach offers a rich tropical mood surrounded by nature. The water here is particularly pristine, and there is a toddler’s pool as well, making it a safe place to bring small children. Nearby popular tourist destinations include Udo Jingu and Sun Messe Nichinan.

This beach, surrounded by islands, remains shallow for some distance into the crystal clear waters that spread out before your eyes. The beach is known as a great place for marine sports, including scuba diving. There is also a campground here, complete with permanent tents and barbecue sets available to rent.

This is the southernmost beach in Miyazaki Prefecture. This beach is popular with families for the quiet waves and the shallow water for some distance off shore. The water is pristine, and this is a perfect spot for standup paddleboarding when the wind is light. Standup paddleboard rentals and workshops are available, and lectures are available if desired, so the sport is an option for beginners and children too. Takamatsu Camp Park is located next door, and Shibushi Bay Daikoku Dolphin Land is nearby as well.

This is a place where you can play all day long, featuring a 200 meter long “flowing pool”, three different water slides that give you a taste of speed, and small slides for the children as well. This multipurpose leisure facility combines a zoo with an amusement park, so you can enjoy completely different activities in the same day, such as playing at the pool in the morning and trying the amusement park or zoo in the afternoon. *Please check the website for operating hours and dates.

This facility features a pool that flows almost like a river using groundwater that’s been pumped up, and a thrilling water slide that reaches 25 meters high. There is also a slide and a toddler’s pool with a depth of only 30 centimeters for small children. Forest Ayagawaso includes a restaurant, a barbecue area that you can use without bringing anything, a day-trip hot spring, and accommodations. *Please check the website for operating hours and dates.

This outdoor pool is located at Kadokawa Seaside General Park, a facility that includes a multipurpose athletic ground, tennis courts, and a baseball diamond. There are also two water sliders, a 110 meter long flowing pool, and a toddlers pool with a slide and a maximum depth of 60 centimeters. *Please check the website for operating hours and dates.

This pool that only opens in the summertime uses natural spring water which is quite cold, so the sense of refreshment during the summer is amazing! The 91 meter long water slide is also quite thrilling. Other facilities include a 40 centimeter deep toddler’s pool and a general pool ranging 70 to 110 centimeters deep. Flotation rings are also available to rent. *Please check the website for operating hours and dates.

This pool in Kannonike Park only opens during summer vacation. The flowing pool with a circumference of 155 meters is particularly popular. There is also a 20 centimeter deep toddlers pool and slides for children, so you can play here with your small children. *Please check the website for operating hours and dates.

This outdoor pool is popular for its three water slides, including a very fast and thrilling straight slide and a curved slide reaching 14 meters high. There is also a flowing pool and a toddler pool. The Wanpaku Hiroba park is located next door, featuring a variety of playground equipment. *Please check the website for operating hours and dates.