is a recreational
beach
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on the
Sea of Japan
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in
Izumo Izumo (出雲) may refer to:
Locations
* Izumo Province, an old province of Japan
* Izumo, Shimane, a city located in Shimane Prefecture
** Izumo Airport
* Izumo-taisha, one of Japan's most ancient and important Shinto shrines
Ships
* ''Izumo ...
,
Shimane Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Shimane Prefecture is the second-least populous prefecture of Japan at 665,205 (February 1, 2021) and has a geographic area of 6,708.26 km2. Shimane Prefecture borders Yamaguc ...
,
Japan
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. It is located in the area of former town of
Taki, which was merged into Izumo in 2005.
The name or "
isinglass
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The E ...
," is similar to the
Japanese sound effect "kirakira" used for something glittery. Kirara Beach glitters in the sunlight, fitting the appearance of mica.
Kirara Beach is the first beach to open in the
San'in region in early June; kids' events are planned for the opening of the beach. The beach has clean water and offshore stacks of
cement
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tetrapods to
break the waves. Nearby is health spa and onsen, and an eatery with an all-you-can-eat "baikingu"
buffet, whose dining area commands a view of the beach and the Sea of Japan.
References
External links
* https://web.archive.org/web/20071021121432/http://www.sic-info.org/en/cgi/wnew_ev/disp.cgi?num=&limit=0&sort=&td=
Beaches of Japan
Landforms of Shimane Prefecture
Tourist attractions in Shimane Prefecture
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