Chiringashima
Chiringashima, or Chirin Island, is also known as the “marriage island.” You can walk here across the sandy “Chiririn Road,” an 800-meter sandbank that appears at low tide during the middle and spring tide period from March to October.
*Please check the tide times on the "Chiringashima Sandbank Information" website before crossing to the island.
*There are no toilets or vending machines on Chiringashima. Please bring your own water and take steps to stay cool and prevent heatstroke.
*Please check the tide times on the "Chiringashima Sandbank Information" website before crossing to the island.
*There are no toilets or vending machines on Chiringashima. Please bring your own water and take steps to stay cool and prevent heatstroke.
View scenic routes that include this spot
FEEL THE EARTHMore Information about Chiringashima
Street address
- Nishikata, Ibusuki City
Access
Route1
- Kagoshima Kotsu Bus (local: for Chiringashima)
Ibusuki Station to Chiringashima Iriguchi 10 minutes
- Kagoshima Kotsu Bus (local: for Chiringashima)
Route2
- “Iburin” rental power assisted bicycle 18 minutes
Opening Hours
Closed
- Open throughout the year
Best season
- Mar., Apr., May, Jun., Jul., Aug., Sep., Oct.
Point
- The view of the Chiririn Road and Chiringashima from Mt. Uomidake is superb.
update: Sep.3.2024
Spots around
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Fish market tour
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Ryugu Shrine
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Sunamushi Onsen Saraku
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Chiran Peace Museum
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Nagata Inakahama Beach
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Forest in Black Current Mangrove Park
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Lake Ikeda
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Kagoshima Airport
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Kagoshima City Aquarium “Io-world”
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Kirishima-jingu Shrine
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Ibusuki no Tamatebako JR Kyushu limited express Kagoshima-chuo Station – Ibusuki Station
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Uenohara Jomon no Mori Museum
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Ohko-no-taki Waterfall
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Tamatebako Onsen and Yamakawa Natural Sand Bath Sayuri
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Hayato no Kaze JR Kyushu Limited Express *Operations ended in March 2022
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Sakura-jima
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Tosenkyo Somen Nagashi
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Tsurumaru Castle Ruins (Goromon Gate)
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Kirishima Open-Air Museum
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Sengan-en Garden
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Ogawa Falls
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Seibu Rindo Forest Path
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Nishi-Oyama Station
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Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine