The word of mouth travel site “TripAdvisor” announced the total of “Japan & overseas best beaches 20” from the word of mouth of Japanese tourists. Okinawa prefecture/Miyakojima’s “Yonaha maehama Beach” was chosen as Japan’s best beach 2 years in a row.

Yonaha maehama Beach is claimed to be the number 1 beach in the orient, and placed 12th place among Okinawa prefecture’s top 20 beaches.

■Japan’s best beaches
1,Yanaha maehama Beach (Okinawa prefecture/Miyakojima）
2,Hateno hama (Okinawa prefecture/Kumejima）
3,Nishihama Beach（Okinawa prefecture/Haterumajima）
4,Chirihama Nagisa Drive Way（Ishikawa prefecture/ Hakui city）
5,Kondoi Beach（Okinawa prefecture/Taketomijima）
6,Sesoko Beach（Okinawa prefecture/Okinawa mainland）
7,Maibara Beach（Okinawa prefecture/Ishigakijima）
8,Shinshiro Shore（Okinawa prefecture/Miyakojima）
9,Yoshino Shore（Okinawa prefecture/Miyakojima）
10,Joudogahama（Iwate prefecture/Miyako city）
11,Nagatainakahama（Kagoshima prefecture/Yakushima）
12,Sunayama Beach（Okinawa prefecture/Miyakojima）
13,Sokochi Beach（Okinawa prefecture/Ishigakijima）
14,Nichinan kaigan/Aoshima bathing beach（Miyazaki prefecture/Miyazaki city）
15,Sawadanohama（Okinawa prefecture/Irabujima）
16,Iragomisaki/Koijigahama（Aichi prefectire/Tahara city）
17,Aharen Beach（Okinawa prefecture/Tokashikijima）
18,Nijinomatsuhara（Saga prefecture/Karatsu city）
19,Shirarahama bathing beach（Wakayama prefecture/Shirahamacho）
20,Enoshima/Katase kaigan（Kanagawa prefecture/Fujisawa city）

Also from 2011, the best beaches overseas has been announced.

■Beaches outside of Japan
1,Lani Kai Beach (Hawaii/Oahu Island)
2,Ipao Beach (Guam island)　
3,White Heaven Beach (Australia/Whitsunday islands)
4,Byron Bay (Australia/Gold coast)
5,Kailua Beach Park (Hawaii/Oahu Island)　
6,Shell Beach/Shark Bay (Australia/Gold coast)　
7,Piscine・Naturelle（New Calleta/Ile des Pins）
8,Hanauma Bay (Hawaii/Oahu Island)
9,Poipu Beach (Hawaii/Kauai Island)
10,Karon Beach (Thai/Puket)
11,Ala Moana Beach (Hawaii/Oahu Island)
12,Hapuna Beach (Hawaii/Hawaii Island)
13,Manly Beach (Australia/Sydney)
14,Waikiki Beach (Hawaii/Oahu Island)
15,Santa Monica Beach (America/California)
16,Waimea Beach (Hawaii/Oahu Island)
17,Kwananri bathing beach（Korea/Pusan）
18,Promenade Angle (France/Nice)
19,Kokopam Garden Beach（Guam Island）
20,Ritidian cap (Guam Island)