LIVE SHIMODA shows Sotoura Beach through a camera hosted with Shimoda View Hotel's cooperation. The official view looks down towards the bay and beach from the hillside. Darkness or bad weather may obscure the coast; the camera is not a safety assessment for swimming or other water activities. The marker represents the filming hotel's approximate location, not the exact camera mount.
Source type
Official YouTube source
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Open the source page for the camera view
Link status
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Live status
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Link last checked
29 Sept 2026, 20:46 JST
Local weather
Shizuoka · Conditions at the camera site may differ.
What does this camera show?
The View Hotel feed looks down over Sotoura Bay and its beach. For a closer look at Tatadohama’s sand, open Yamatokan’s still image instead.
YouTube video. The link opens the operator’s YouTube video. Check the Live badge and broadcast date to distinguish a live stream from a recording.
Visible scene
Sotoura Bay and beach from the hotel hillside
Official operator
Shimoda City Tourism Exchange Division · Shimoda City Tourism Association
The map also shows rail lines serving Izukyushimoda Station. The distance above is a straight line, not a walking time. Check the actual entrance and route below.
The closest station in a straight line may not be the easiest way in. The route also ends at the camera reference point, so change it to the place you actually plan to visit. Check buses, journey time and first or last trains in the route results.
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Distances are straight lines between camera reference points, not actual journey distances or times.
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This official Ministry of the Environment image shows the sand and sea at Yumigahama Beach in Minamiizu. It is useful for previewing coastal visibility and the sky, but a single image cannot establish wave or swimming safety.
This camera looks along the coast and out to sea from Irozaki Lighthouse at the southern tip of the Izu Peninsula. Open it for the cape and horizon rather than the sand at Shimoda's beaches.
The park provides updated photographs from its summit area toward Mount Fuji and Suruga Bay. These are not continuous video; cloud and fog may obscure the mountains.