Chirihama Beach Driveway

I went for a road trip around the Noto peninsula for the golden week weekend. The Noto peninsula is famous for its spectacular coastlines, cliffs and seafood. The North Korean military kidnapped many Japanese citizens from the beaches of the Noto peninsula in the 1970s and 80s. I can confirm the quality of the seafood and the great views of the cliffs. The highlight of my trip was driving along an 8km strip of highway actually on the beach. It's called the Chirihama Beach Driveway. It's famous across Japan and indeed was packed with tourists and motorcycle clubs who like me were also enjoying golden week holidays. It was great fun driving on the beach. The sand was wet and packed down to make it driveable. If you should ever go, don't (like the Mini driver in the photo) drive on the dry sand.