
Futaba Beach 双葉海水浴場
Futaba Beach (双葉海水浴場) is a bathing beach in Futaba, Fukushima, in Japan's Tohoku region. In 2006 it was chosen by the Ministry of the Environment as one of the 100 Best Bathing Beaches in Japan. The ministry's judges gave it the full five stars for cleanliness, calm.

| Location | Futaba, Fukushima (双葉郡双葉町、福島県) |
|---|---|
| Region | Tohoku |
| Official selection | 100 Best Bathing Beaches in Japan — Ministry of the Environment, 2006 |
| Beauty | ★★★★☆ 4/5 |
| Cleanliness | ★★★★★ 5/5 |
| Calm | ★★★★★ 5/5 |
| Gentleness | ★★☆☆☆ 2/5 |
| Richness | ★☆☆☆☆ 1/5 |
The ministry scored every beach from one to five stars on five points of view: beauty, cleanliness, calm, gentleness (safety and facilities) and richness (nature and local life).
The Official Profile
The pine forests adjacent to the beach baths are organized as "Futaba beach park." In the park, there are 87 compartments of camps, rooming quarters for loghouses, and playwalks, and it's popular as a park where you enjoy outdoors, such as camps and barbecues, with pleasant breezes. Also, on the platform that looks down on the beach baths, you can see the "Nanozawa Garden" preserved and gives you a sense of history. In early August, at, the summer challenger will be held, and the beach flamenuts, fireworks, and games will be held, and so on. The beach is shallow and the waves are gentle baths. They aim for a safe water bath, where they can enjoy themselves, and they divide the swimming areas by floating rope, as well as safety measures, such as the monitoring by the life saver. Also, free locker rooms, bathrooms, shower and other facilities are very good. is known as an old-fashioned water bath. In the past, there was a seacoast and a playground for children, but now they are lost to infestation. In recent years there has been an abundance of public facilities such as warm water shower facilities, including "Futaba Town Houses," with advanced maintenance as the town's valuable resources and free rest rooms, bathrooms and showers available for free. Also, in the adjacent beach park, you can enjoy outdoors like camps and barbecues in the pine forest. Local companies, children's meetings, surfers, etc. are conducting regular cleaning operations by about 700 organizations a year. Also, during the time that we open the beach, we do a daily cleaning of the beach by life saver. I can't do it. If you're on a railroad bus, you're on a bus. It's five minutes by train and car at. If you're in the car, you're in the car I'm going to take you off I.C. FukushimaXX Industrial Service Agent the Ministry of the Environment
Beach profile and access notes: Ministry of the Environment, “100 Best Bathing Beaches” official pages (2006 selection), translated from the Japanese.
Photograph: Wikimedia Commons, as credited under the photo.
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