Hate no Hama (Kume Island) ハテの浜
Seven kilometres of coral sand without a single tree: it can only be reached by boat, in 20–30 minutes.
Hate no Hama is a sandbar (砂州) with no stable land above water – it forms and wears away with the movements of the sea – about 3–5 km off Kume Island. It can only be reached by boat, usually from Tomari Fishalina (泊フィッシャリーナ), in 20–30 minutes; it is managed for tourism by the 一般社団法人久米島町観光協会 (Kume Island Tourism Association). It is described as one of the most beautiful beaches in Japan (‘東洋一’: the most beautiful in the Far East, in the recurring formula of local sources).
Okinawa
Tomari, Bus office, Nakazato Town Hall
