Tour of Japan's 100 Best White Sand and Green Pine Beaches: Famous Pine Groves Nationwide
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Sign up freeJapan's 100 Best White Sand and Green Pine Beaches are 100 coastal scenic spots with white sandy beaches and pine groves, selected in 1987 by the "Association for the Preservation of Japan's Pine Greenery." We have compiled a list of famous pine groves nationwide by region.
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Japan, 029-2204 Iwate Prefecture Rikuzentakata City Kesencho Dote-kage 180, within Takata Matsubara Tsunami Reconstruction Memorial Park
Takada Matsubara in Rikuzentakata City, Iwate Prefecture. It is one of "Japan's 100 Best White Sand and Green Pine Beaches" selected in 1987 by the "Association for the Preservation of Japan's Pine Greenery."

Japan, 999-6608 Yamagata Prefecture, Higashitagawa District, Shonai Town, Kashiwazawa Katada Sabōrin
"Shonai Coast Sabōrin" in Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture. It is one of the "100 Best Pine and White Sand Beaches of Japan" selected by the Association for the Protection of Japanese Pine Greenery in 1987.

"Manazuru Peninsula" in Manazuru Town, Kanagawa Prefecture. It is one of the "100 Best White Sand and Green Pine Beaches of Japan" selected by the Association for the Protection of Japan's Pine Greenery in 1987.

Japan, 919-1201 Mihama Town, Mikata District, Fukui Prefecture, Kansai Electric Power Mihama Nuclear Power Plant, Nyu Kansai
Mihama's Root-Raised Pine Grove in Mihama Town, Fukui Prefecture. It is one of "Japan's 100 Best White Sand and Green Pine Beaches" selected in 1987 by the "Association for the Preservation of Japan's Pine Greenery."

Japan, 430-0845 Shizuoka Prefecture, Hamamatsu City, Chuo Ward, Nakatasajima Town 1313 Nakatasajima Sakyu
"Enshu Osuna" in Kosai City, Shizuoka Prefecture. It is one of the "100 Best Pine and White Sand Beaches of Japan" selected by the Association for the Protection of Japanese Pine Greenery in 1987.

"Takasago Seaside Park" in Takasago City, Hyogo Prefecture. It is one of the "100 Best Pine Groves of White Sand and Green Pines in Japan" selected by the Association for the Protection of Japan's Pine Greenery in 1987.

Japan, 669-6702 Hyogo Prefecture Mikata District Shinonsen Town Hamahama Hamahama Prefectural Citizen Sun Beach
Hyogo Prefecture Shinonsen Town's "Hamahama Prefectural Citizen Sun Beach". It is one of the "100 Best White Sand and Green Pine Beaches of Japan" selected in 1987 by the Association for the Preservation of Japan's Pine Greenery.

"Matsubara of Shiratori Shrine" in Higashikagawa City, Kagawa Prefecture. It is one of the "100 Best Pine Groves of White Sand and Green Pines in Japan" selected by the Association for the Protection of Japan's Pine Greenery in 1987.

"Shijimagahara Coast" in Imabari City, Ehime Prefecture. It is one of the "100 Best Pine Groves of White Sand and Green Pines in Japan" selected by the Association for the Protection of Japan's Pine Greenery in 1987.

"Tsutsukihama" in Iki City, Nagasaki Prefecture. It is one of the "100 Best Pine Groves of White Sand and Green Pines in Japan" selected by the Association for the Protection of Japan's Pine Greenery in 1987.

"Hakutsuru-ga-hama" in Amakusa City, Kumamoto Prefecture. It is one of the "100 Best Pine Groves of White Sand and Green Pines in Japan" selected by the Association for the Protection of Japan's Pine Greenery in 1987.

"Ise-ga-hama / Ogura-ga-hama" in Hyuga City, Miyazaki Prefecture. It is one of the "100 Best Pine Groves of White Sand and Green Pines in Japan" selected by the Association for the Protection of Japan's Pine Greenery in 1987.

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