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What is Chichibugahama Beach?
Chichibugahama is a kilometer-long beach in Mitoyo, Kagawa.
For years it has been a popular beach spot for swimmers.
When low tide and the sunset coincide,
anyone can take beautiful reflective photos,
like those from Bolivia's salt flats.
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Elected Japan's best
sunset spot. -
Popular on social media!
More and more visitors since 2017. - Chichibugahama Beach at low tide.
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Sea and sky meld together
into a world of imagination.
The Chichibu Committee
Fighting for more than 25 years
to keep Chichibugahama open and beautiful.
Directions to Chichibugahama Beach
Getting to Mitoyo
Cars
GPS Address: 203-3 Nio Otsu, Nio-cho, Mitoyo, Kagawa (香川県三豊市仁尾町仁尾乙203-3 父母ヶ浜海水浴場)Approx. 20 minutes from the Sanuki Toyonaka or Mitoyo-Tossaka exits on the Takamatsu Expressway.
Mitoyo Community Bus (Runs Monday-Saturday excluding holidays)Timetable
- Nio Line Community Buses do not run on Sundays, holidays, or during the New Year's holiday (12/29-1/3)
Hearts Shuttle Bus
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Connecting visitors to the sea and sky. Ride all day for just ¥1,500! Pay once and see everything the area has to offer.
- Click here for more information.
Ride-Share Taxi 「Mobi」
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(Runs Monday-Saturday excluding holidays)
Order from your phone to go from Takuma Station to Chichibugahama Beach for just ¥500! Mobi is the convenient, app-based taxi.
Operating Hours: 7am - 10pm
Fare: ¥500 per person per ride
Taxis
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Fare: about ¥2,600 one-way
・Takuma Kotsu: 0875-83-3136
・Sakura Taxi: 0875-72-5048
・Kawata Taxi: 0875-72-2918
Reservation-Only Shuttle Taxi (Weekdays Only): Ride at a discount! ¥1200 one way on the Sunset Shuttle Taxi[Timetable]
Other
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Rent-a-Cycles
e-bikes available by Takuma Station
Rental Fee: ¥1,100/4 hours, ¥1,650/8 hours
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Hours: 9am - 5pm
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Rental Cars
Rental Cars
JR Train Station / Airport Rental Cars
― Area Map ―
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Parking Information Fee General: Free, 275 spaces
L Buses: \2,500
M Buses: \1,000
S Buses: FreeAddress 203-3 Nio Otsu, Nio-cho, Mitoyo, Kagawa
(香川県三豊市仁尾町仁尾乙203-3)Contact Mitoyo Tourism & Exchange Authority: 0875-56-5880
↓Parking, Construction, Lost items, Swimming↓
Chichibugahama Port: 070-2272-7061Caution Parking on the road is prohibited. ※Click the map to see a larger image.
― Photo Tips ―
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▲ Position the camera as close to the water's surface as possible.
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▲ Beautiful photos, even on a phone.
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▲ Use the tide pools as your mirror.
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▲ Photograph from the inland side facing seaward.
Pro Tips!
・Photograph from a low angle.
・Shoot from just above the water's surface.
・Subjects should stand as close to the water's edge as possible.
Your Results Will Vary
by How Close it is to Sunset
- Several Hours Before
- Just Before
- 'Magic Hour' After
What to Bring
- Sandles
- Rain Boots
- Towels
- Beach Blanket
― Caution ―
- Please blur or get permission for others appearing in the background of your photos.
- No littering! Chichibugahama Beach is kept clean by volunteers.
― When to Visit ―
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① Sunset at Low Tide
Low tide reveals tide pools.
Use these as your mirror. -
② Avoid Wind and Rain
Wind and rain will create ripples in
the water. Wait for the evening calm
to get the clearest reflections.
Sunset & Tide Calendar
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Dates Days Low Tide Sunset 1 水 9:00~13:00 18:50 18:00~19:15 2 木 10:00~12:00 18:50 12:00~15:00 3 金 11:00~12:00 18:51 12:00~16:30 4 土 11:30~12:00 18:52 12:00~18:00 5 日 5:30~6:00 18:53 12:30~18:30 6 月 5:30~7:00 18:54 13:00~19:15 7 火 5:30~7:30 18:54 13:30~19:15 8 水 5:30~8:00 18:55 14:00~19:15 9 木 5:30~8:30 18:56 14:30~19:15 10 金 5:30~9:30 18:57 15:00~19:15 Dates Days Low Tide Sunset 11 土 5:30~10:00 18:58 15:30~19:15 12 日 6:00~10:30 18:58 16:00~19:15 13 月 7:00~11:00 18:59 16:30~19:15 14 火 7:30~12:00 19:00 17:30~19:30 15 水 8:30~13:00 19:01 18:30~19:30 16 木 9:30~12:00 19:01 12:00~15:00 17 金 10:30~12:00 19:02 12:00~17:00 18 土 11:00~12:00 19:03 12:00~18:00 19 日 11:30~12:00 19:04 12:00~18:30 20 月 5:30~6:00 19:04 12:00~19:15 Dates Days Low Tide Sunset 21 火 5:30~6:30 19:05 12:30~19:30 22 水 5:30~7:30 19:06 13:00~19:30 23 木 5:30~8:00 19:06 13:30~19:30 24 金 5:30~8:30 19:07 14:00~19:30 25 土 5:30~9:00 19:08 14:30~19:30 26 日 5:30~9:30 19:08 15:00~19:30 27 月 6:00~10:00 19:09 15:30~19:30 28 火 6:30~10:30 19:10 16:30~19:30 29 水 7:30~11:30 19:10 17:00~19:30 30 木 8:30~13:00 19:11 18:30~19:30 31 金 9:00~12:00 19:12 12:00~14:00 Dates Days Low Tide Sunset 1 土 10:00~12:00 19:12 12:00~16:00 2 日 10:30~12:00 19:13 12:00~17:00 3 月 11:30~12:00 19:13 12:00~18:00 4 火 5:30~6:00 19:14 12:00~19:00 5 水 5:30~6:30 19:15 12:30~19:45 6 木 5:30~7:30 19:15 13:00~19:45 7 金 5:30~8:00 19:16 14:00~19:45 8 土 5:30~9:00 19:16 14:30~19:45 9 日 5:30~9:30 19:17 15:00~19:45 10 月 6:00~10:30 19:17 16:00~19:45 Dates Days Low Tide Sunset 11 火 6:30~11:00 19:17 16:30~19:45 12 水 7:00~12:00 19:18 17:30~19:45 13 木 8:00~12:30 19:18 18:30~19:45 14 金 8:30~12:00 19:19 12:00~14:00 15 土 9:00~12:00 19:19 12:00~15:00 16 日 10:00~12:00 19:19 12:00~16:30 17 月 10:30~12:00 19:20 12:00~17:30 18 火 11:30~12:00 19:20 12:00~18:00 19 水 5:30~6:00 19:20 12:00~18:30 20 木 5:30~6:30 19:20 12:30~19:30 Dates Days Low Tide Sunset 21 金 5:30~7:00 19:21 13:00~19:45 22 土 5:30~8:00 19:21 13:30~19:45 23 日 5:30~8:30 19:21 14:30~19:45 24 月 5:30~9:30 19:21 15:00~19:45 25 火 6:00~10:00 19:21 16:00~19:45 26 水 6:30~10:30 19:21 16:30~19:45 27 木 7:00~11:30 19:21 17:30~19:45 28 金 7:30~12:30 19:21 18:30~19:45 29 土 8:30~12:00 19:21 12:00~13:30 30 日 9:00~12:00 19:21 12:00~15:00 Dates Days Low Tide Sunset 1 月 10:00~12:00 19:21 12:00~16:30 2 火 11:00~12:00 19:21 12:00~17:30 3 水 11:30~12:00 19:21 12:00~18:30 4 木 5:30~6:00 19:21 12:30~19:30 5 金 5:30~7:00 19:21 13:00~19:45 6 土 5:30~7:30 19:21 14:00~19:45 7 日 5:30~8:30 19:21 14:30~19:45 8 月 5:30~9:30 19:20 15:30~19:45 9 火 6:00~10:00 19:20 16:00~19:45 10 水 6:00~10:30 19:20 17:00~19:45 Dates Days Low Tide Sunset 11 木 6:30~11:00 19:19 17:30~19:45 12 金 7:00~12:00 19:19 18:30~19:45 13 土 7:30~13:00 19:19 ― 14 日 8:00~12:00 19:18 12:00~13:30 15 月 9:00~12:00 19:18 12:00~15:00 16 火 10:00~12:00 19:17 12:00~16:00 17 水 10:30~12:00 19:17 12:00~17:30 18 木 11:00~12:00 19:16 12:00~18:00 19 金 ― 19:16 12:00~19:00 20 土 5:30~7:00 19:15 13:00~19:45 Dates Days Low Tide Sunset 21 日 5:30~7:30 19:15 13:30~19:45 22 月 5:30~8:30 19:14 14:30~19:30 23 火 5:30~9:00 19:13 15:00~19:30 24 水 5:30~10:00 19:13 16:00~19:30 25 木 6:00~10:30 19:12 17:00~19:30 26 金 6:30~11:00 19:11 18:00~19:30 27 土 7:00~12:00 19:11 19:00~19:30 28 日 7:30~12:00 19:10 12:00~13:00 29 月 8:30~12:00 19:09 12:00~14:30 30 火 9:00~12:00 19:08 12:00~15:30 31 水 10:30~12:00 19:07 12:00~17:00 Dates Days Low Tide Sunset 1 木 11:00~12:00 19:07 12:00~18:30 2 金 ― 19:06 12:30~19:15 3 土 5:30~7:00 19:05 13:00~19:30 4 日 5:30~7:30 19:04 14:00~19:30 5 月 5:30~8:30 19:03 14:30~19:30 6 火 5:30~9:00 19:02 15:30~19:30 7 水 6:00~9:30 19:01 16:00~19:30 8 木 6:00~10:00 19:00 17:00~19:30 9 金 6:00~10:30 18:59 17:30~19:15 10 土 6:00~11:30 18:58 18:00~19:15 Dates Days Low Tide Sunset 11 日 6:30~12:00 18:57 ― 12 月 7:00~12:00 18:56 12:00~12:30 13 火 7:30~12:00 18:55 12:00~13:30 14 水 8:30~12:00 18:54 12:00~15:00 15 木 10:00~12:00 18:53 12:00~16:30 16 金 11:00~12:00 18:51 12:00~18:00 17 土 ― 18:50 12:00~19:00 18 日 6:00~6:30 18:49 13:00~19:15 19 月 6:00~7:30 18:48 13:30~19:15 20 火 6:00~8:00 18:47 14:30~19:15 Dates Days Low Tide Sunset 21 水 6:00~9:00 18:45 15:30~19:15 22 木 6:00~9:30 18:44 16:30~19:00 23 金 6:00~10:30 18:43 17:00~19:00 24 土 6:00~11:00 18:42 18:00~19:00 25 日 6:00~11:30 18:40 ― 26 月 6:30~12:00 18:39 12:00~12:30 27 火 7:00~12:00 18:38 12:00~13:30 28 水 8:30~12:00 18:37 12:00~15:00 29 木 10:00~12:00 18:35 12:00~17:00 30 金 11:00~12:00 18:34 12:00~18:00 31 土 ― 18:33 12:30~19:00 Dates Days Low Tide Sunset 1 日 6:00~7:00 18:31 13:00~18:45 2 月 6:00~7:30 18:30 14:00~18:45 3 火 6:00~8:30 18:29 14:30~18:45 4 水 6:00~9:00 18:27 15:30~18:45 5 木 6:00~9:30 18:26 16:00~18:45 6 金 6:00~10:00 18:25 16:30~18:45 7 土 6:00~10:30 18:23 17:00~18:45 8 日 6:00~10:30 18:22 18:00~18:45 9 月 6:00~11:30 18:20 ― 10 火 6:00~12:00 18:19 ― Dates Days Low Tide Sunset 11 水 6:30~12:00 18:18 12:00~13:00 12 木 7:30~12:00 18:16 12:00~14:30 13 金 9:00~12:00 18:15 12:00~16:00 14 土 10:30~12:00 18:13 12:00~17:00 15 日 11:30~12:00 18:12 12:00~18:30 16 月 ― 18:11 13:00~18:30 17 火 6:30~7:00 18:09 13:30~18:30 18 水 6:30~8:00 18:08 14:30~18:30 19 木 6:30~8:30 18:06 15:00~18:30 20 金 6:30~9:30 18:05 16:00~18:15 Dates Days Low Tide Sunset 21 土 6:30~10:00 18:04 17:00~18:15 22 日 6:30~10:30 18:02 18:00~18:15 23 月 6:30~11:30 18:01 ― 24 火 6:30~12:00 17:59 12:00~12:30 25 水 6:30~12:00 17:58 12:00~13:30 26 木 7:30~12:00 17:56 12:00~14:30 27 金 9:30~12:00 17:55 12:00~16:30 28 土 11:00~12:00 17:54 12:00~17:30 29 日 ― 17:52 12:30~18:15 30 月 6:30~7:00 17:51 13:00~18:15 Dates Days Low Tide Sunset 1 火 6:30~7:30 17:50 14:00~18:15 2 水 6:30~8:00 17:48 14:30~18:15 3 木 6:30~8:30 17:47 15:00~18:15 4 金 6:30~9:00 17:45 15:30~18:00 5 土 6:30~9:30 17:44 16:30~18:00 6 日 6:30~10:00 17:43 17:00~18:00 7 月 6:30~10:30 17:41 17:30~18:00 8 火 6:30~11:00 17:40 ― 9 水 6:30~11:30 17:39 ― 10 木 6:30~12:00 17:37 12:00~12:30 Dates Days Low Tide Sunset 11 金 6:30~12:00 17:36 12:00~14:00 12 土 8:00~12:00 17:35 12:00~15:30 13 日 10:00~12:00 17:34 12:00~17:00 14 月 11:00~12:00 17:32 12:00~17:45 15 火 ― 17:31 12:30~17:45 16 水 6:30~7:00 17:30 13:30~17:45 17 木 6:30~7:30 17:29 14:30~17:45 18 金 6:30~8:30 17:27 15:00~17:45 19 土 6:30~9:00 17:26 16:00~17:45 20 日 6:30~10:00 17:25 17:00~17:45 Dates Days Low Tide Sunset 21 月 6:30~10:30 17:24 ― 22 火 7:00~11:30 17:23 ― 23 水 7:00~12:00 17:22 ― 24 木 7:00~12:00 17:21 12:00~13:00 25 金 7:00~12:00 17:19 12:00~14:30 26 土 8:30~12:00 17:18 12:00~15:30 27 日 10:30~12:00 17:17 12:00~17:00 28 月 11:30~12:00 17:16 12:00~17:30 29 火 ― 17:15 12:30~17:30 30 水 7:00~7:30 17:14 13:30~17:30 31 木 7:00~8:00 17:13 14:00~17:30 Dates Days Low Tide Sunset 1 金 7:00~8:00 17:12 15:00~17:30 2 土 7:00~9:00 17:11 15:30~17:30 3 日 7:00~9:00 17:10 16:00~17:30 4 月 7:00~9:30 17:10 17:00~17:30 5 火 7:00~10:30 17:09 ― 6 水 7:00~11:00 17:08 ― 7 木 7:00~11:30 17:07 ― 8 金 7:30~12:00 17:06 12:00~12:30 9 土 7:00~12:00 17:05 12:00~13:30 10 日 7:30~12:00 17:05 12:00~15:00 Dates Days Low Tide Sunset 11 月 9:30~12:00 17:04 12:00~16:00 12 火 11:00~12:00 17:03 12:00~17:15 13 水 ― 17:03 12:30~17:15 14 木 ― 17:02 13:30~17:15 15 金 7:00~7:30 17:01 14:30~17:15 16 土 7:00~8:30 17:01 15:00~17:15 17 日 7:30~9:00 17:00 16:00~17:15 18 月 7:30~9:30 17:00 ― 19 火 7:30~10:30 16:59 ― 20 水 7:30~11:00 16:59 ― Dates Days Low Tide Sunset 21 木 7:30~12:00 16:58 ― 22 金 7:30~12:00 16:58 12:00~13:00 23 土 7:30~12:00 16:57 12:00~13:30 24 日 7:30~12:00 16:57 12:00~15:00 25 月 9:30~12:00 16:57 12:00~16:00 26 火 11:00~12:00 16:57 12:00~17:00 27 水 ― 16:56 12:00~17:15 28 木 ― 16:56 13:00~17:15 29 金 ― 16:56 14:00~17:15 30 土 7:30~8:00 16:56 14:30~17:15 Dates Days Low Tide Sunset 1 日 7:30~8:30 16:56 15:30~17:15 2 月 7:30~9:00 16:55 16:00~17:15 3 火 7:30~9:30 16:55 16:30~17:15 4 水 7:30~10:30 16:55 ― 5 木 7:30~11:00 16:55 ― 6 金 7:30~11:30 16:55 ― 7 土 7:30~12:00 16:55 12:00~12:30 8 日 7:30~12:00 16:56 12:00~13:00 9 月 7:30~12:00 16:56 12:00~14:30 10 火 9:00~12:00 16:56 12:00~15:30 Dates Days Low Tide Sunset 11 水 11:00~12:00 16:56 12:00~16:30 12 木 ― 16:56 12:00~17:15 13 金 ― 16:57 13:00~17:15 14 土 ― 16:57 14:30~17:15 15 日 7:30~8:30 16:57 15:30~17:15 16 月 7:30~9:00 16:57 16:00~17:15 17 火 7:30~9:30 16:58 16:30~17:15 18 水 7:30~10:30 16:58 ― 19 木 7:30~11:00 16:59 ― 20 金 7:30~11:30 16:59 ― Dates Days Low Tide Sunset 21 土 7:30~12:00 17:00 12:00~12:30 22 日 7:30~12:00 17:00 12:00~13:00 23 月 7:30~12:00 17:01 12:00~13:30 24 火 8:30~12:00 17:01 12:00~14:30 25 水 10:00~12:00 17:02 12:00~15:30 26 木 11:30~12:00 17:02 12:00~17:15 27 金 ― 17:03 12:30~17:15 28 土 ― 17:04 13:30~17:15 29 日 ― 17:04 14:30~17:15 30 月 7:30~8:30 17:05 15:00~17:15 31 火 7:30~9:00 17:06 16:00~17:15
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