Okihama

Japanese: 沖浜 - おきはま
Okihama

...The coast can refer either to the land (broad definition) on the ocean side of the coastline (broad definition), or to the land affected by the action of the sea, such as the beach and the sea cliffs, sand dunes, lagoons, and marshes behind it. The ocean side of the shoreline is divided into the outer beach (or coastal zone) from the shoreline to the surf zone, and the offshore beach offshore from the surf zone, with the boundary being the zone where waves approaching the land break (surf zone).
[Natural Actions on the Coast]
The most basic external force (the force acting from the surface of the land) is the wave.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Okihama" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…海岸は,海岸線(広義)より海側の陸地(海浜)を限定して指す場合と,海浜とその背後の海食崖,砂丘,潟,湿地など,海の作用が影響する陸地を広く指す場合とがある。汀線より海側は,陸に近づいてくる波浪が砕ける地帯(砕波帯)を境界にして,汀線から砕波帯までの外浜(または沿岸帯)と砕波帯より沖合の沖浜とに区分される。
[海岸に働く自然の作用]
 最も基本的な外力(陸地の表面から作用する営力)は波浪である。…

※「沖浜」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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