OKI ISLANDS UNESCO
GLOBAL GEOPARK
Geohistory - Rocks from Volcanic Islands Period
Geosites / Okinoshima Town
At Kishihama-tōge Pass, the path through which magma traveled was buried by pyroclastic rock, and inside it are volcanic glasses formed by the rapid cooling of magma: obsidian, perlite, and pitchstone.
Scoria Cone, Akiya Coast
The red rock that composes this cli…
Matengai Cliff, Kuniga Coast
This 257 m high cliff is the one of…
Misaki Basalt Explosion Crater
This plateau in the Misaki area of …
Dōzen Caldera Seen From Mt. Akahage
With no trees around, Mt. Akahage o…
