Mission/PurposeStatement。

To provide an opportunity to think and act for the marine
environment through music, art, and community organizing.

Goals

To preserve beautiful beaches where one can walk freely with
their bare feet, and in doing so we can pass the same opportunity
to the next generations.

To inform the population that beaches are the gateways to the world

To advise locals and visitors alike that beach trash is not only from
local activities, but it also comes distant cities and countries via rivers
and global ocean currents.。

Message from the Barefoot Association

In order to protect our beach environments, each one of us must be
responsible for the consequences of our everyday behaviors.

Our Activities

“Barefoot Concerts” on the beachfront。
“Barefoot Gatherings” music and environmental forums。
“Children Events” environmental lectures and beach cleanup activities 。
for the young。

Barefoot Association Footsteps (Organizational Info)

The Barefoot Association is a Non-Profit organization that was established 。
in 1981 at Tsujido Beach. The association’s activities were started by 。
Satsuya Iwasawa, a singer/songwriter from the group “Bread and Butter”.。

During a Barefoot Concert, the audience will first take part in a beach cleanup 。
activity. Then the attendees will be treated to a concert in their bare feet.。

These events have been held in Tango/Kyoto, Masuda/Shimane, 。
Kugenuma/Kanagawa, Omaezakt/Shizuoka, Shimonoseki/Yamaguchi,。
Iwaki/Fukushima, and Naruto/Chiba.。