Shonan Beach Park, Seaside urban park in Fujisawa, Japan
Shonan Beach Park is a seaside park with walking paths and green spaces that connects two popular beach areas. It features dedicated zones for water sports, changing facilities, showers, and dining options.
In 1928 Kanagawa Prefecture began planting black pines as a coastal sand-control forest, and from 1931 the Shonan Coast Park Road was built through it. The prefectural park was completed on 13 July 1960, covering 18.1 ha between the Sakai and Hikiji rivers. A monument at its western end honours Chinese composer Nie Er, who drowned here in 1935.
The park draws people who practice water sports and beach activities year-round in dedicated zones. It serves as a social hub where locals and visitors come together to enjoy seaside recreation.
The park stretches along National Route 134 between the Sakai and Hikiji rivers, with the nearest stations being Katase-Enoshima (5 minutes on foot), Kugenuma-Kaigan (10 minutes) and Shonan-Kaigan-Koen (10 minutes). A 2 km stepped seawall along the beach carries an upper promenade that links to the Shonan coast cycling route. Parking areas sit at the west, centre and Katase coast, and the raised 7 m base doubles as a flood barrier.
At the park's western end stands a monument to Nie Er, the Chinese composer of the March of the Volunteers, who drowned here in 1935 while staying in the area. The park also hosted Japan's first official beach volleyball tournament, Beach Volleyball Japan, held on Kugenuma beach in 1987.
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