Swim all day at the shallow Hatsu Beach, one of Japan's 100 Best Beaches

About this spot

Hatsu Beach in Onga District, Okagaki Town opens from July 11 (Saturday) to August 16 (Sunday), 2026, with supervision from 9 AM to 5 PM. Selected by the Ministry of the Environment for the "100 Best Beaches," the shallow sandy beach stretches before you with relatively calm waves, making it safe for swimming with small children. While there are no major beach facilities like beach houses, the tourist station Hokuto Shichisei has multipurpose rest rooms, bike rentals, nursing rooms, and coin lockers, so you won't have trouble changing or storing luggage. Rinsing off the salt with coin showers (100 yen/3 minutes) before heading home is also a nice point. With about 150 parking spaces, this is an easy beach to visit by car.

Season & hours

Tips

Bathing is free, but coin showers are 100 yen/3 minutes. Supervision ends at 5 PM, so plan to leave the water around 4:45 PM to account for changing time. The nursing room and coin lockers at tourist station Hokuto Shichisei are lifesavers for families with small children. The parking lot has about 150 spaces with plenty of room, but arriving early is recommended for summer weekend crowds.

Best time to visit

From 2 PM onwards, the sun becomes slightly less intense, allowing for long enjoyment until 5 PM when supervision ends.

Access & map

Onga-gun, Okagaki-cho・Hatsu Beach