Japan is famous for its beautiful cities, ancient temples, and breathtaking cherry blossoms, but its stunning beaches are ...

These areas boast some of the best beaches in all of Kansai (south-central Japan), and are home to historic onsen areas, as well as offering coral reefs said to be a diver's paradise.

According to the Japan Productivity Center's "White Paper on Leisure," while about 37.90 million people visited beaches in Japan in 1985, in 2022 the count stood at about 3.6 million. Bathing ...