Engetsu Island and Shirahama Sunset Coast Best Season
Engetsu Island and Shirahama Sunset Coast scenic views and optimal travel season.
An iconic uninhabited sandstone sea stack rising off the coast of Shirahama. Famous for a round circular sea cavern (9m wide and 8m high) eroded straight through its center by Pacific Ocean waves. Celebrated as one of Japan’s Top 100 Sunset Spots when the setting sun drops directly through the hole.
- Best time
- All year
- Entry
- Not checked · Check the official site ↗
- Parking
- 番所山公園 第2駐車場 · 7 min walk · free · Navigate ↗Nearby parking · 8 min walk · free · 20 spaces · Navigate ↗
- Getting there
- Plan the route from your start ↓ · Open in Google Maps ↗
- Official info
- commons.wikimedia.org ↗
💡 Reference photograph; views and access can change.
📷 玄史生 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Weather for your date
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Directions to Engetsu Island and Shirahama Sunset Coast
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When to see this place
Typical viewing windows. Weather and bloom dates vary each year; these are not live forecasts.
Suitability
Stroller: Not recommended
Nursing room: Not available
Noise level: moderate
Rules
Nearby places
Within 30 km, closest first.
WakayamaShirahama Beach
A postcard-perfect 620-meter crescent of pristine quartz white sand imported from Perth, Australia, meeting crystal turquoise ocean waters on the Kii Peninsula. Bordered by swaying palm trees and luxury hot spring resorts, it is considered Kansai's premier summer beach destination and a sister beach to Waikiki.
1 km away
WakayamaSenjojiki Rock Shelf
A wide shelf of layered sandstone sloping into the Pacific at Shirahama, said to be as big as a thousand tatami mats. Wind and waves have carved stripes and hollows into the soft rock. It is a famous sunset spot. Free to visit, with a free car park.
2 km away
WakayamaSandanbeki Cliffs
Sheer cliffs about 50 m high that drop straight into the Pacific at Shirahama. A lift inside the cliff (paid) goes down to a sea cave where waves crash in, said to have hidden the Kumano navy’s boats.
3 km away
Sources, photo credits and verification
Place information: Official tourism source
- 1. The natural circular sea cave window of Engetsu Island rising above the clear waters of Shirahama · 玄史生 · Source ↗ · CC BY-SA 3.0