This beach park, a 10-minute walk from Nishikinohama Station on the Nankai Main Line, is popular due to its easy accessibility (less than one hour from downtown Osaka). Visitors can enjoy digging clams from early April to early June and bathing from mid-June to late August. During this period the park is full of people enjoying various marine and beach activities, including families and young windsurfers. The park also has facilities for barbecuing. The Nishiki (literally two colors) in Nishikinohama refers to the white of the 1km-long sand beach and the green of the pine groves. Nishikinohama beach has long been well known as a place of scenic beauty and is designated as one of the 100 most scenic greenery spots in Osaka. Here, one can watch the sun setting on Osaka Bay, officially designated as one of the 100 most scenic sunsets in Japan.