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Jōdogahama

Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Jōdogahama 5 photos

  • Jodogahama Beach

    Jodogahama Beach. Raita Futo from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Jodogahama Beach

    Jodogahama Beach. Raita Futo from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Pacific ocean

    Pacific ocean. Raita Futo from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Jōdogahama 04

    Jōdogahama 04. S Shino from Tokyo, Japan., CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Jōdogahama 05

    Jōdogahama 05. S Shino from Tokyo, Japan., CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 2 pm to sunset, sunset 4:42 pm
6 am
7.3
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7 am
7.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.3
7 km/h5 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.4
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.4
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.1
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
Now
7.3
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.3
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 2 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
15°C60°F
Water
19°C66°F
Wind
159 km/hmph SSE
Gusts
2113 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
3 moderate
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
4:42 pm
Today
7.3Great6 am95
7.3Great7 am96
7.3Great8 am75
7.4Great9 am74
7.4Great10 am95
7.4Great11 am128
7.2Great12 pm1610
7.1Great1 pm1710
7.3GreatNow159
7.3Great3 pm1610
7.3Great4 pm159
Sat
6.8Good6 am106
6.8Good7 am85
5.9Good8 am53
6.3Good9 am21
6.5Good10 am32
6.5Good11 am32
6.8Good12 pm95
6.0Good1 pm64
5.6Good2 pm74
5.4Fair3 pm64
4.9Fair4 pm74
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 7 pm, -0.3 m. High at 2 am, 0.4 m. Low at 7 am, -0.2 mLow 7 pm, -0.3 m<1 ftHigh 2 am, 0.4 m1 ftLow 7 am, -0.2 m<1 ftNow8 pm2 am8 am2 pm
  • Low 7 pm, -0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 2 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 7 am, -0.2 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

About Jōdogahama

Jōdogahama is a beach in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, and part of the Rikuchū Kaigan National Park. OpenStreetMap lists one food vendor within 1 kilometer of the beach. The nearest town, 宮古市, is 3.137 kilometers away.

From Wikipedia

Jōdogahama (浄土ヶ浜) (lit. 'Pure Land Beach') is a series of rock formations along the coast of Miyako Bay in the city of Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. The area is part of the Sanriku Fukkō National Park, and is a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty.

Source: Jōdogahama on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Restrooms440 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 80 m250 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 420 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
60 m180 ft奥浄土ヶ浜
Nearest town
3.1 km1.9 mi宮古市 (city)
Nearest airport
77 km48 miいわて花巻空港 (HNA)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat6.8 GoodBest 6 am to 2 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 50%
  • Sun6.4 GoodBest 12 pm to 5 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 67%
  • Mon6.8 GoodBest 6 am to 5 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 8%
  • Tue3.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 69%
  • Wed4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 41 km/h25 mph, rain 14%
  • Thu6.5 GoodBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 2%