Sandanbeki Cliffs
三段壁
Sea cliffs about 50 meters high stretch roughly 2 km along the coast. An elevator takes you down to the caves at the base, where you can watch waves crash in.
Sandanbeki is Shirahama's most famous coastal landmark. The clifftop viewing platform is free and overlooks the cliffs dropping vertically into the Pacific. For a fee, an elevator descends about 36 meters into the Sandanbeki caves, where you can see the 'tide spouts' (shiofuki) as waves surge into the cave, the cave where the Kumano naval forces were said to hide their ships, and the Muro Daibenzaiten shrine. Cave admission is about 1,500 yen, and the caves are open roughly 8:00 to 17:00. It is about a 20-minute walk from Senjojiki, and about 20 minutes by bus from Shirahama Station.
Opening hours
Caves about 08:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Senjojiki
- Sakinoyu Onsen
- Shirarahama Beach
- Engetsu Island
- Kyoto University Shirahama Aquarium
- Adventure World
- Toretore Market
- Tokei Shrine