A long beach
About a kilometre of white sand. The first photograph on this page shows the view to the left as you face the sea, and this one the view to the right. People in the distance look small.
BeachNorthern Okinawa (Nago)
Koki Beach
A kilometre of beach with no swimming-area limits
A long beach running close to a kilometre. There are no jellyfish nets or jet skis to break it up, and it feels open all year round. For that view and for the showers and cooking facilities, the campsite fills with tents on early-summer weekends.
Clarity
3/5
Colour
3/5
Views
4/5
Shade
2/5
Facilities
4/5
Unspoilt
4/5
Highlights
Swim as far as you like
There is no marked swimming area and nothing dangerous such as jet skis, so you can swim as far as you like. The depth increases gently, which is reassuring with children.
You can camp
The campsite is beside the management building. A pitch is ¥2,000–2,500 per tent. The building has toilets and showers and a small washing-up area. Some people set up a tarp for a day camp. The site is not large — room for about 30 five-person tents packed together — so it gets fairly busy on early-summer weekends.
Good to Know
Water clarity and gradation
On a clear day the clarity and gradation look exactly like this photograph. Both are a little above average compared with other beaches.
Shade
Places to sit in the shade and look at the sea are unfortunately few. The one spot is under the big tree at the far right as you face the beach. Otherwise there is the paid campsite and the bench against the wall in front of the shower block (see the photograph below).
Toilets, foot rinse, showers and washing-up
The management building right in front of the beach has toilets, a foot rinse and showers, separate for men and women, and it is relatively clean. The area at the bottom right of this photograph is for washing up — you can rinse food there when camping.
Opening periods and hours for showers and toilets
The showers are available year-round: 9:00–17:30 in summer and 9:00–19:30 in winter. The toilets are open 24 hours all year, but the car park gate closes at 20:00 in summer and 18:00 in winter.
Washing-up area
The washing-up area used for barbecues. The lawn behind it in the photograph is the campsite.
Camping and barbecue site
A map of the camping and barbecue area. To use it, book in advance with the Koki Park office (0980-54-2567).
Canteens, cafés and shops
The closest place to eat is Island Cafe Marine Bar, where you can have a café meal looking out at the sea. There is no shop, so no marine equipment to buy or hire. For food and drink, there is a FamilyMart facing the beach.
Note
It faces Route 58, which makes it easy to reach but means it never feels remote. This is a beach to enjoy casually.
Information
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Last checked: January 2017
In Japanese (for maps, taxis and car navigation): 幸喜ビーチ 沖縄県名護市幸喜674
Morning and evening yoga
at Koki Beach
We run beach yoga here too. Check availability and book in a few steps.