Yonaha Beach — Attraction in Miyakojima

The beach itself is gorgeous and not the problem . The problem are the facilities . The shower / locker room is horrendous on both the men and women’s side . Wife saw three used sanitary napkins laying on the floor . In the men’s room I was Afraid of letting mine or my sons feet from touching the floor . It was a nightmare . Next , the rental equipment is hot trash . They charge 2000 yen for a chair and umbrella . That would be ok if they weren’t all rusted and worn down . Kids had to lay down on the beach so they didn’t get lockjaw . The beach chairs there were worn down . Staff also keep pestering people trying to get them to so water sports but they were just relaxing . One lady walked in the water and swam up to a couple asking if they wanted to go parasailing . If they wanted to go they’d come to you . Also half the beach were 19 year old tik tokers making super cringey thirst trap videos . It was pathetic . Facilities , staff and other patrons suck but the beach itself is all that . Sorry but it’s all true you’ll...

A paradise on earth destroyed by humanity. The water is magnificent. But if you decide to spend here the day (like I just did), get ready for noise pollution due to the water-bikes ALL day with no rest ( like a mosquito at night) and later in the afternoon the trucks (literally) who come on the beach to pick up the umbrellas … it’s honestly indecent the way this place is abused and defaced by greed. I got the umbrella on the beach, it is rather cheap (1000 for the umbrella and 1000 for each sunbed) but the sunbed is so rusty I was afraid I might get tetanus and the umbrella had some holes in it (small but …lol). There is only one restaurant on the beach, expensive for what it is but it provides some shade and aircon.

I think it’s best to enjoy this place in the early morning or late afternoon when the businesses are closed....

There is only 8 places in this world which have this kind of pristine-torquoise waters: the Bahamas, Maldives, Palawan (the Philippines), Bora Bora, Zanzibar, Whitsundays Island (Australia), Turk and Caicos and, of course, Miyako-jima, Japan. And it is exactly Yonaha Maehama Beach that has this surreal waters. So beautiful. You can literally walk 100 meters into the middle of the sea and water level is still only at your ankle. Combining with the bridge on the left side, it really makes Yonaha Maehama Beach a true paradise on earth. And among the 8 places that offer pristine turquoise water, I dare to say that Miyako-jima and Yonaha Maehama in particular is the most peaceful and accessible one, as there are direct flights from big Japanese cities and the Airbus A321/Boeing 737 can easily land in the...