The beach here faces Kouri Jima to the northwest, and Kunigami to the northeast. The shore shallowly goes out for over 100 meters, less than a meter deep at low tide.

As the sun pops up over the Kunigami hills, the people who haven't retired to their tents take in the view.

With chill out music playing in the background, the morning stretched out slowly, and people lounged in the near still water.

By the time the morning arrived, the beach had became more lively, and the weather became typically sweltering.

The parties in Japan have a different vibe than American ones. Indo-hippy styles surface, and often enough, a family atmosphere.

Mixmaster Morris played four hours through the night, then came back again in the morning to play a few hours more. He's been a professional dj for 20 years, and his set shows. It is clean and sophisticated, pure music.