In this week’s video of seascape photography in Japan, we visit Isshiki Beak in Hayama on the western coast of the Miura Peninsula in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan on the shores of Sagami Bay (今週の海の風景写真と動画は神奈川県の一色海岸 (葉山).
Originally a small fishing village, the area has become a destination for beachgoers, paddle boaters, long-board surfers, and a nice place for nice early morning walks for the locals.
Hayama has several small BNBs, cafes, restaurants, and is a popular place for wealthier folks to build a vacation home or as a place to retire if you have the financial means. In fact, the Imperial family have a winter retreat that sits right on the shore of Isshiki Beach and the Koisonohana headland. Naturally, there are small pay-phone-like booths where police can stand guard when the royals are in town. Even when the villa is not in use, there are still a couple of police officers guarding the villa on a 24-hour basis.
Access to the beach is easiest if you drive, but is still accessible by train and bus.
Isshiki Beach
一色海岸
Hayama Imperial Villa
葉山御用邸
Koisonohana headland
小磯の鼻
Arched Bridge
Closest Parking Lot
1443 Shimoyamaguchi Parking
Nearest Train Station: Zushi･Hayama Station (Keikyu-Zushi Line)
逗子・葉山駅
Take the Hayama-Bound Bus to the Isshiki Kaigan bus stop.
Sources of information in this blog:
Short article on possible reason for the small shrine and torii at Isshiki Beach (Japanese only):
Information about Isshiki Beach provided by city hall of Hayama (Japanese only):
一色海岸（海水浴場） ～ プライベートビーチ気分で最高！ ～
Low Tide Waves
Waves on Isshiki Beach receding at low tide right after sunrise on an early spring morning. Relatively clean and calm beach with elderly couples walking their dogs. The dark gray sand on this beach makes for a nice contrast with the slowly receding waves reflecting golden hour light.
YT Video: https://youtu.be/18nIYkkTCmo
Pentax KP + smc Pentax-DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 ED AL [IF] DC WR
48 mm ISO 100 for 1/30 sec. at ƒ/11
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Water Trails
Isshiki Beach at low tide creates great opportunities for long-exposure photography as the waves slowly recede back into the ocean leaving behind trails of foam and water. During summer, this beach must be a great place for young families to bring their children.
YT Video: https://youtu.be/18nIYkkTCmo
Pentax KP + smc Pentax-DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 ED AL [IF] DC WR
28 mm ISO 100 for 2.5 sec. at ƒ/11
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Red Torii on Outcrop
Isshiki Beach was originally a small fishing village, so the red torii gate on the rocks of an outcrop called Koisonohana, which leads to a tiny shrine, is most likely dedicated to a deity to pray for safety while fishermen are out at sea.
YT Video: https://youtu.be/18nIYkkTCmo
Pentax KP + HD PENTAX-DA 55-300mm F4.5-6.3 ED PLM WR RE
190 mm ISO 100 for 1/25 sec. at ƒ/11
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Rocky Beach
Small waves crashing on the north-eastern end of Isshiki Beach after sunrise on an early spring morning reveals a beach that gradually changes from a sandy beach to one of mostly small, smooth rocks.
YT Video: https://youtu.be/18nIYkkTCmo
Pentax KP + HD PENTAX-DA 55-300mm F4.5-6.3 ED PLM WR RE
190 mm ISO 100 for 1/25 sec. at ƒ/13
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Headland and Stumps
South of Isshiki Beach there is a grassy headland called Koisonohana from where you can see several small stumps and the distant headland called Chojasaki if you look further south.
YT Video: https://youtu.be/18nIYkkTCmo
Pentax KP + HD PENTAX-DA 55-300mm F4.5-6.3 ED PLM WR RE
260 mm ISO 100 for 1/25 sec. at ƒ/11
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Ocean Spray
From atop the Koisonohana headland at the southern end of Isshiki Beach, you can enjoy much larger waves crashing ashore as they breach the rocky coastline. Some waves are immensely large compared to the relative calm waves on the beach.
YT Video: https://youtu.be/18nIYkkTCmo
Pentax KP + HD PENTAX-DA 55-300mm F4.5-6.3 ED PLM WR RE
78 mm ISO 400 for 1/320 sec. at ƒ/11
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Mt. Fuji
The view from Koisonohana headland at the southern end of Isshiki Beach can be breathtaking if you are able to visit early enough in the morning during colder months when the air is dry with lest haze to obscure the view across Sagami Bay.
YT Video: https://youtu.be/18nIYkkTCmo
Pentax KP + HD PENTAX-DA 55-300mm F4.5-6.3 ED PLM WR RE
120 mm ISO 100 for 1/100 sec. at ƒ/11
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Arched Bridge
This traditional arched bridge crosses over Shimoyama River, which cuts through the middle of the Hayama Imperial Villa (est. 1895), which serves as a winter retreat for the imperial family and explains the presence of police standing guard at points around the walled-off villa.
YT Video: https://youtu.be/18nIYkkTCmo
Pentax KP + HD PENTAX-DA 55-300mm F4.5-6.3 ED PLM WR RE
55 mm ISO 100 for 1/100 sec. at ƒ/11
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Lonely Stones & Blue Ribbons
As the sun rises higher in the morning sky, the dark blue sea slowly changes into a translucent ribbon ranging from a misty teal to an Aruba blue and the dark sand on Isshiki Beach transforms into a shade of rusty spice.
YT Video: https://youtu.be/18nIYkkTCmo
Pentax KP + smc Pentax-DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 ED AL [IF] DC WR
18 mm ISO 400 for 1/320 sec. at ƒ/10
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Looking Back
Dale-chan the border collie takes a break from chasing waves to check out the tobi raptors (Japanese black kite) tussling on the beach over some food.
YT Video: https://youtu.be/18nIYkkTCmo
Pentax KP + smc Pentax-DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 ED AL [IF] DC WR
78 mm ISO 400 for 1/320 sec. at ƒ/10
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