Oki treasures and geopark sites List Geohistory
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Byōbu-iwa Rock (Folding-screen Rock), Washigamine Ridge
This beautiful formation of columna…
Geohistory - Rocks from Volcanic Islands PeriodGeosites / Okinoshima Town -
Yui Maenosu Intertidal Shore Platform
The fishing port of Yui features th…
Geohistory - Rocks from Volcanic Islands PeriodGeosites / Okinoshima Town -
Dangyō-no-taki Waterfalls
At Dangyō-no-taki Waterfalls, you c…
Geohistory - Rocks from Volcanic Islands PeriodGeosites / Okinoshima Town -
Mantle Xenoliths, Kuboro Coast
You can see various types of rocks …
Geohistory - Rocks from Volcanic Islands PeriodGeosites / Okinoshima Town -
Mantle Xenoliths, Kuroshima Island
The small island you can see offsho…
Geohistory - Rocks from Volcanic Islands PeriodGeosites / Okinoshima Town -
Columnar Joints and Samizu-no-taki Cliff, Ganya
In this area you can see hexagonal …
Geohistory - Rocks from Volcanic Islands PeriodGeosites / Okinoshima Town -
Misaki Basalt Explosion Crater
This plateau in the Misaki area of …
Geohistory - Rocks from Volcanic Islands PeriodGeosites / Okinoshima Town -
Uzuki Basalt, Uzuki Coast
On the Uzuki Coast you can find the…
Geohistory - Rocks from Volcanic Islands PeriodGeosites / Okinoshima Town -
Matengai Cliff, Kuniga Coast
This 257 m high cliff is the one of…
Geohistory - Rocks from Volcanic Islands PeriodGeosites / Nishinoshima Town -
Tsūtenkyō Arch, Kuniga Coast
This sea arch was shaped naturally …
Geohistory - Rocks from Volcanic Islands PeriodGeosites / Nishinoshima Town -
Kuniga Coast Seen From Akao Lookout
Akao Lookout offers a sweeping view…
Geohistory - Rocks from Volcanic Islands PeriodGeosites / Nishinoshima Town -
Tengawa-no-mizu Spring, Hobomi
This spring is said to have been na…
Geohistory - Rocks from Volcanic Islands PeriodGeosites / Ama Town -
Natural Spring, Mt. Kinkōji
There is a natural spring located a…
Geohistory - Rocks from Volcanic Islands PeriodGeosites / Ama Town -
Kawai Springs
Along the road, where a line of …
Geohistory - Rocks from Volcanic Islands PeriodGeosites / Chibu Village -
Rōsoku-jima (Candle Island) and Umanose-iwa (Horseback Rock)
From here you can see the famous Rō…
Geohistory - Rocks from Volcanic Islands PeriodGeosites / Okinoshima Town -
Rhyolite
Rhyolite is one of the representati…
Geohistory - Rocks from Volcanic Islands Period -
Dangyō-no-taki Waterfalls
Dangyō-no-taki Waterfalls is a pair…
Geohistory - Terrain -
Lacustrine Deposits
20 million years ago, before the Se…
Geohistory - Rocks from Continental to Sea Periods -
Fossils
The Ichibu area in Nishinoshima Isl…
Geohistory - Rocks from Continental to Sea Periods -
Basalt
Basalt is the most prominent type o…
Geohistory - Rocks from Volcanic Islands Period