Chiri-hama Beach is an approximately 8 kilometer-long white sand beach from Imahama in Oshimizu-cho to the southern part of Hakui City in Noto Peninsula, Ishikawa Pref. Along the beach line grow black pine trees, which were planted in the Edo period to prevent blown sand, as well as variety of seaside plants such as rugosa roses and sea bindweed. The beach is shallow enough for swimming and gathering of clams. The sand on this beach is so fine that even a motor coach can run on the beach. The particle diameter of the ordinary beach sand is about 0.5 mm, while that of the sand on Chiri-hama Beach is a quarter of the ordinary size. For this reason, the seawater can easily permeate into the beach, which makes each grain of sand compacted together to form a solid beach. Driving on the beach in the sea breeze is what you can enjoy at no other place than here at Chiri-hama beach. The sun setting in the Sea of Japan is magnificent. The sea and the sky with the horizon in between change their colors from blue to purple, then orange to vermillion.