Katsurashima Island Beach
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
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Go for a swim at one of Matsushima Bay’s scenic islands! Katsurashima Island, one of the five Urato Islands accessible by ferry from Shiogama, is home to a swimming beach. Katsurashima Beach beach is wide, white and sandy. Showers, toilets, and snack sales are available here during the swimming season. Visitors can also hike around the island to catch impressive views of the other islands of Matsushima Bay.
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Last Update
November 27, 2022
Area Matsushima Bay
Details
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*English timetable is current, but fare table is out of date.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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