{"id":188222,"date":"2022-01-29T13:18:25","date_gmt":"2022-01-29T04:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adfwebmagazine.jp\/?p=188222"},"modified":"2022-01-29T13:18:25","modified_gmt":"2022-01-29T04:18:25","slug":"katoku-beach-and-the-coastal-protection-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adfwebmagazine.jp\/en\/design\/katoku-beach-and-the-coastal-protection-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Katoku beach and the coastal protection in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"

To protect \"Jurassic Beach\" of Amami Oshima from erosion and tsunamis<\/h3>\r\n

I<\/span> have visited several islands during my eleven years in Japan, and Amami Oshima is my favorite due to its unspoiled nature, friendly people, and cultural heritage. Japanese people have a somewhat different attitude toward the sea than Mediterranean people. The swim season is very short in Japan, and most beaches are desert for most of the year. This fact has contributed to keeping the naturality of some coastal areas, primarily located in the southern part of the country. Nonetheless, recently, those pieces of paradise have been spoiled to create massive seawalls, \"officially\" adopted to protect the coast from erosion and tsunamis.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Katoku beach \u2013 all images: Matteo Belfiore<\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n

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The case of Katoku beach \u2013 the so-called \"Jurassic Beach\" of Amami Oshima \u2013 shows the risks and challenges of this outdated approach for coastal protection and invites us to find sustainable alternatives to protect the local communities while safeguarding the natural biotopes.<\/p>\r\n