海が最も綺麗になる季節

新潟市から親不知海岸までは約190キロの距離があります。厳しい冬の海岸を撮影するため、前日の天気予報を確認し、翌朝早く出発しました。撮影できるポイントは限られており、荒れた天候の断崖を望める場所は国道8号線沿いの一箇所のみです。北アルプスが迫る地形ですが、海岸部は厳冬期でも積雪が多くありません。

親不知海岸が最も美しく輝く瞬間―風雪や荒波が織りなす、まさに親不知を象徴するような風景には、なかなか出会えません。しかし、鉛色の空と荒れた日本海が広がる冬の親不知海岸こそ、日本海側らしい情景として私が最もおすすめしたい場所です。ただし、冬の親不知は寂しく厳しいため、観光客の姿はほとんど見かけません。

The distance from Niigata City to the Oyashirazu Coast is approximately 190 kilometers. To photograph the harsh winter coastline, I checked the weather forecast the day before and departed early the next morning. There are only a limited number of spots where photography is possible, and the only place where you can see the rugged cliffs in rough weather is along National Route 8. Although the terrain is close to the Northern Alps, the coastal area does not receive much snow even in the middle of winter.

The moment when the Oyashirazu Coast shines most beautifully—the scenery woven by wind, snow, and rough waves, truly symbolizing Oyashirazu—is rare to encounter. However, the winter Oyashirazu Coast, with its leaden sky and rough Japan Sea, is the scene I most recommend as a quintessential Japan Sea-side landscape. However, the winter Oyashirazu Coast is lonely and harsh, so there are few tourists to be seen.

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©️photo by Nakamura Osamu