Close to Naha Airport, so it is easy to drop in
It is close to Naha Airport, so if you have a little time before your flight you can go for a short walk by the sea.
BeachSouthern Okinawa (Tomigusuku)
Senaga Beach
The closest beach to Naha Airport as the crow flies
The closest beach to Naha Airport as the crow flies. You cannot swim, but a walk by the water is a pleasure in itself.
Clarity
2/5
Colour
2/5
Views
1/5
Shade
1/5
Facilities
1/5
Unspoilt
1/5
Highlights
You can see the aircraft close up
The end of the beach is about 300 m from the airport runway, so you can watch aircraft land at close range.
Good to Know
The size of the beach
For an urban beach Senaga is long — over 100 m — and the sand is broad. This photograph was taken at low tide; at high tide the water comes up as far as the moored boats.
Water clarity and gradation
Senaga is shallow and completely enclosed by breakwaters, so there is very little wave action. That makes its clarity hard to compare with other beaches, but I will try. This photograph was taken over a shallow patch, so the water looks transparent; look where it is somewhat deeper and the clarity does not seem especially high. That may be because the bottom is mud rather than white sand and so reflects little light. On a clear day the gradation of the sea looks reasonably pretty.
Shade
There are no trees or rocks at Senaga to give shade, and there is no parasol hire either.
Swimming
Senaga is too shallow for swimming. The thing to do here is to splash about at the water's edge in the course of a walk.
Toilets, showers, foot rinse and changing rooms
There are public toilets, showers and a foot rinse a minute's walk from the beach. The showers are outdoors and coin-operated at ¥100. There are no changing rooms.
Equipment hire and shop
It is not a beach for swimming, so there is no equipment hire and no shop. There are several drinks vending machines nearby.
Water sports and marine activities
Jet skis cannot get into Senaga — it is too shallow — so the marine activities here are mainly sailing, kayaking and SUP. See the details for windsurfing with Blahav 151 and for SUP and sea kayaking with Senagajima Marine Service.
Restaurants and cafés
Beside the beach there is Café anjina, where you can have a drink or a meal looking out at the sea.
Barbecues and camping
On the lawn beside the beach there is Island Magic Senagajima, which looks a stylish place for a barbecue or some glamping. Elsewhere there are no signs forbidding barbecues or camping, but there is a good deal of passing traffic and it does not feel settled, so it is not really suitable.
Note
The beach is enclosed by the airport breakwater, so you cannot see the horizon at all — what lies out in front is concrete.
Beach Yoga
Beach yoga sessions
We do not run beach yoga at Senaga Beach. The nearest beach where we do is Senaga West Beach — about 5 minutes by car for a morning session, or about 5 minutes for a sunset session.
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Last checked: September 2018
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Beach yoga in Okinawa
Beach yoga in Okinawa runs at 8 beaches on the main island and Ishigaki, at the loveliest hours of morning and evening. First-timers and solo travellers are very welcome.