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Explore Hoshizuna no Hama Beach (Star Sand Beach), Iriomote Island, Japan
Tudumari-no-hama (Tsukigahama Beach or Star Sand Beach) on the Okinawan island of
Iriomote is apparopiatly names due to each particle of sand looks like a minuscule star or sunburst. The sand is actually shells from single-cell organisms. The shallow water is well-suited to snorkeling.
The island does not have an airstrip, and most visitors—over 390,000 in 2006—arrive from Ishigaki by ferry, a 31.4 km ride to Uwahara Port on Iriomote's northeast coast or Ōhara Port on the southeast coast.
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