Hoshizuna-no-Hama – Japan’s Beautiful Star Sand Beach
Hoshizuna-no-Hama, which translates to “Sand in the Shape of a Star”, is a small but charming Japanese beach famous for its star-shaped tiny grains of sand. Located on Irimote, the second-largest island in Okinawa prefecture, Hoshizuna-no-Hama doesn’t look too different than the hundreds of other beaches in the Japanese archipelago, at least at first glance. […]
Popcorn Beach – A Unique Tourist Attraction That Looks Good Enough to Eat
Fuerteventura, the second largest of Spain’s Canary Islands is mostly known for its white sandy beaches, but few people know that this island also hosts one of the world’s most stunning attractions, a beach that has popcorn for sand. There are plenty of tourist spots named after things they resemble, even if just vaguely, but […]
Nameless Beach in Japan is Made of Recycled Colored Glass
There are only a handful of glass beaches in the whole world, and it’s their rarity that makes them so popular. However, Japan is home to a beautiful glass beach that is so obscure it doesn’t even have a name. Unlike California’s famous glass beach, or the one in Ussuri Bay, on Russia’s Pacific shoreline, […]