OKI ISLANDS UNESCO
GLOBAL GEOPARK
Geohistory - Rocks from Volcanic Islands Period
Geosites / Nishinoshima Town
This sea arch was shaped naturally by erosion from the rough waves of the Sea of Japan. It was once the entrance to a sea cave, but landslides caused the back of the cave to collapse and crumble away, leaving the shape we see today.
Rhyolite, Okutsudo Coast
This rhyolite was formed by lava ar…
Feeder Dike, Shiro Coast
Here you can see the path through w…
Uzuki Basalt, Uzuki Coast
On the Uzuki Coast you can find the…
Ichnofossils, Shimazushima Island
Here you can see fossilized burrows…
