Kotohiki Beach

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Kotohiki Beach (Kotohikihama) is located in Kyōtango, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan. It is a nationally designated Natural Monument and Place of Scenic Beauty, and forms part of the Tango-Amanohashidate-Ōeyama Quasi-National Park. In 1996, the Ministry of the Environment selected the sound of the sands as one of the 100 Soundscapes of Japan. Its name refers to playing the koto stringed musical instrument.

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