桂島海水浴場 / Katsurashima Beach
Swim at an island in Matsushima Bay
Photo by Wesley Keppel-Henry
Photo by Shiogama City
Photo by Shiogama City
Photo by Shiogama City
Roger Smith
Writer & Inaugural editor
Last Update
November 27, 2022
Area : Matsushima Bay
ADDRESS
Andera Uratokatsurashima, Shiogama-shi, Miyagi-ken 985-0192
ACCESS BY PUBLIC TRANSIT
By city ferry: About 35 minutes from Hon-Shiogama Station, followed by a 10-minute walk.
From Hon-Shiogama Station, walk to Marine Gate Shiogama. Board Shiogama City Ferry bound for Hojima (朴島). Alight at Katsurashima (桂島). See timetable here (English)* and here.
*English timetable is current, but fare table is out of date. For up-to-date fares, please see the Japanese page.
ADMISSION
Beach access free, round-trip ferry ticket ¥1,040
LANGUAGES
Japanese only
HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE
No
HOURS
Beach: always open
Swimming season: daily from July–August (exact dates vary by year)
CLOSED DAYS
None, but lifeguards and facilities available only during July–August swimming season (exact dates vary by year)
PHONE
022-362-2525
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