Abstract
The Akashi-Ohkura coast rehabilitation program is being implemented to protect urban waterfront area from stormy waves and to create pebble and sandy beaches for recreational use. The remarkable feature of this project is a small pocket beach nourished with sand and protected by breakwaters. It is anticipated to be a promising model for the urban coast characterized with concrete walls and blocks, which plans to be transformed into more accessible and friendly coast. In this paper, an outline of this program is described, and then the results of the field survey are described, which we made in order to study the beach stability and water quality.
