Shioashiya Beach — Attraction in Ashiya

Cozy little beach, although being artificial, looks and feels quite natural. I've seen other reviews way more critical, but to give it context, this is an artificial beach very close to major Japanese ports (Kobe and Osaka), so restrictions on swimming and the water being murky are less related to cleanliness and more to safety concerns due to the high volume of maritime traffic in the area, as well as natural circumstances (river deltas, huge metropolitan areas nearby, being on the Pacific side). Generally clean, tho might vary between seasons. Parking space is free for 30min. so no cost to just check it out, but be aware of the...

this is a bit like I imagine a prison beach to be: in three directions walled in by concrete walls and between the gaps between the quay seemed to be a chain in the water, like at Istanbul's Golden Horn a few centuries ago. In case, you know, the barbarians attacked...

The beach itself is nice and all, and the construction of the concrete beachhead surrounding it is very pretty, but there's no swimming or playing allowed.

Even if you did try to swim, the water is quite murky and gross. Definitely a...