Kotohiki Beach

Kotohiki Beach (琴引浜, Kotohikihama) is located in Kyōtango, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan. It is a nationally designated Natural Monument and Place of Scenic Beauty, and forms part of the Tango-Amanohashidate-Ōeyama Quasi-National Park.^[1] In 1996, the Ministry of the Environment selected the sound of the sands as one of the 100 Soundscapes of Japan.^[2] Its name refers to playing the koto stringed musical instrument.

Kotohiki beach

See also

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kotohiki Beach (Kyotango).

• Koto
• The 100 Views of Nature in Kansai
• Singing sand

References

1. "琴引浜". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
   - "丹後天橋立大江山／明治の森箕面／金剛生駒紀泉／氷ノ山後山那岐山". National Parks Association of Japan. Retrieved 8 February 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}
2. . Ministry of the Environment. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2012.

35°41′59″N 135°02′31″E / 35.69972°N 135.04194°E / 35.69972; 135.04194