Japan’s only “beach highway”   Easily drive to a “seaside cape”

Reported and photographed by Reporter You t& / from Japan




▲Japan’s only “beach road,” where you can usually drive on the sand, rocks, and coast.





Located on the Noto Peninsula, “Senrihama Beach” stretches about 8 kilometers. The sand is unusually firm and hard because seawater solidifies within it, allowing regular cars to drive on it with ease—it’s a rare coastal landscape found almost nowhere else in the world. Driving on the sand gives you an up-close view of the ocean crashing beneath your vehicle, which is quite thrilling. However, it’s important to note that this “only beach in Japan where driving is permitted” is entirely a natural environment. In cases of heavy snow or typhoons, please do not visit to avoid danger.


▲The starting point of the “beach highway” begins at the roadside sign on the sand.


▲Snow falls on the beach, and you can still see tire tracks from vehicles.