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The sandbar is submerged at high tide.
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At low tide, a sandbar connects Chiringashima Island to the Satsuma Peninsula in Ibusuki, Kagoshima prefecture.
IBUSUKI, Japan >> A sandbar that appears at an uninhabited island during low tide is attracting attention in Ibusuki, Kagoshima prefecture.
The sandbar, about a half-mile long, is visible at Chiringashima Island for several hours a day during low tide from March to October, allowing visitors to walk between the island and Satsuma Peninsula, which housed a naval air base during World War II.
An estimated 600 people a day make the trek.
Chiringashima sits at a point where two ocean currents collide, causing sand to accumulate. The sandbar has made the island popular as a romantic location as well, as it connects two places.
A beautiful beach is near the former air base. Toward the end of WWII, the site served as a base for suicide attack aircraft; it was a location from which many young soldiers departed for their missions.
Remnants of seaplanes are said to still be found on the beach.
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