Nishikinohama Park — Attraction in Kaizuka

Nishikinohama Beach Park The park is very impressive with its beautiful green pine-covered areas and white beach, where many visitors enjoy clamming, barbecuing, sea bathing and marine sports. This beach park, a 10-minute walk from Nishikinohama Station on the Nankai Main Line, is popular due to its easy accessibility (less than one hour from downtown Osaka). Visitors can enjoy digging clams from early April to early June and bathing from mid-June to late August. During this period the park is full of people enjoying various marine and beach activities, including families and young windsurfers. The park also has facilities for barbecuing. The Nishiki (literally two colors) in Nishikinohama refers to the white of the 1km-long sand beach and the green of the pine groves. Nishikinohama beach has long been well known as a place of scenic beauty and is designated as one of the 100 most scenic greenery spots in Osaka. Here, one can watch the sun setting on Osaka Bay, officially designated as one of the 100 most scenic...

Easy to get to via train, but it does take some time. Not too far from Kansai Airport. Make sure you stock up at a local convince store for food and drinks, as not really available on the beach save for a restaurant and some vending machine. The showers are 500 yen per person and there is a kids play ground near by. Its great from an accessibility point of view but way better beaches. That said, under rated and not packed at all. Oh, bring your own...

A perfect place to bring your kids and family. Good for jogging, swimming, and picnicking. Your kids will enjoy the playground particularly the slide.

I got to visit this awesome place during the 12th day of my 2014-2015 Japan Adventure with my family. You can read more about that in my travel blog The...