About 30 minutes by car from Naha Airport. It is a famous surf point in Itoman City in the southern part of Okinawa’s main island. Once you hear the disturbing name “Suicide,” you will never forget it. The name is based on a sad fact during the war, and it is a point where both beginners and advanced surfers can enjoy surfing.
Point 1: What is the location of “Suicide”?
Suicide” is a beach located in the southeastern part of Itoman City in the southern part of Okinawa’s main island.
Itoman City is located in the southern part of Okinawa’s main island. It is easily accessible from Naha Airport via Route 331, which takes about 30 minutes.
Suicide” is located in the southeastern part of Itoman City, where the emerald green sea spreads out in a relaxing southern atmosphere.
Huge rocks, which were washed away by an earthquake hundreds of years ago, are scattered throughout the area, creating a typical Okinawan landscape.
Point 2: Where does the name “Suicide” come from?
Suicide” means (suicide).
At the end of World War II, U.S. forces landed on Okinawa and the island became the scene of a fierce battle.
The U.S. forces landed from the central part of the main island of Okinawa and gradually moved south, eventually entering the southern part of the island.
The locals, not wanting to be taken prisoner, threw themselves off the cliffs in the southern part of the island.
This beach was a good surfing point, so it was named in later years by U.S. troops living in Okinawa who started surfing around 1960. The locals asked for the name to be changed, but it has remained the same, and is still called by that name even though they are troubled by the name.
Point 3: What kind of beach is “Suicide”?
Suicide” refers to the area down from Yonosu’s Soul Pagoda.
It is a wild natural beach with cliffs and sandy beaches.
There is a tide pool at low tide, but beyond that, the southern part of the beach is unobstructed, so large waves are constantly coming in.
Like Cape Zanpa and Cape Hendo in Okinawa, it is an irresistible point for surfers because of the good waves that come during the long period from fall and summer to winter.
