Cape Benten

Cape Benten: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Cape Benten

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

Visiting Cape Benten: tips

• Swim only where lifeguards or flags show it is safe.

How to reach Cape Benten — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.73701, 132.49193. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cape Benten

• ふたみシーサイド公園 · park · Ehime Prefecture · ~18 km · Must-see
• 釣島灯台 · beach · Ehime Prefecture · ~28 km · Must-see
• Bekkaku 8 Toyogabashi bridge · Buddhist site · Ehime Prefecture · ~30 km · Must-see
• Kosho-ji Temple · Buddhist site · Kita · ~31 km · Must-see
• 日招八幡大神社 · temple · Ehime Prefecture · ~31 km · Must-see
• Ozu Castle · fort · Ehime Prefecture · ~32 km · Must-see
• 松山総合公園 · park · Ehime Prefecture · ~32 km · Must-see
• 大宝寺 · Buddhist site · Ehime Prefecture · ~32 km · Must-see
• Taizanji Temple (Temple 52) · Buddhist site · Ehime Prefecture · ~33 km · Must-see
• 伊豫豆比古命神社 · temple · Ehime Prefecture · ~34 km · Must-see
• 勝岡神社 · temple · Ehime Prefecture · ~35 km · Must-see
• Tobe Zoological Park of Ehime Prefecture. · sanctuary · Iyo · ~35 km · Must-see
• Matsuyama Castle · temple · Ehime Prefecture · ~35 km · Must-see
• 愛媛県総合運動公園 · park · Ehime Prefecture · ~35 km · Must-see
• Enmyoji Temple (Temple 53) · Buddhist site · Ehime Prefecture · ~36 km · Must-see
• Ehime-ken Gokoku Jinja · temple · Ehime Prefecture · ~36 km · Must-see
• Bekkaku9 Monju-in · Buddhist site · Ehime Prefecture · ~37 km · Must-see
• Yasakaji Temple (Temple 47) · Buddhist site · Ehime Prefecture · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cape Benten

Other beaches & coast near Cape Benten

• 釣島灯台 · beach · Ehime Prefecture · ~28 km · Must-see
• 姫島灯台 · beach · Higashi-Kunisaki · ~91 km · Must-see
• Sekisaki Lighthouse · beach · Oita Prefecture · ~95 km · Must-see
• Ōkunoshima Lighthouse · beach · Hiroshima Prefecture · ~98 km · Must-see
• 大浜埼燈台 · beach · Hiroshima Prefecture · ~117 km · Must-see
• Beppu Beach Sand Bath · beach · Oita Prefecture · ~129 km · Must-see
• Katsurahama · beach · Ehime Prefecture · ~130 km · Must-see
• Chichibugahama · beach · Tokushima Prefecture · ~147 km · Must-see
• 青石海岸 · beach · Ehime Prefecture · ~16 km
• 塩屋海岸 · beach · Iyo · ~25 km

All beaches & coast in Ehime Prefecture

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