OKI ISLANDS UNESCO
GLOBAL GEOPARK
Geohistory - Rocks from Volcanic Islands Period
Geosites / Okinoshima Town
The fishing port of Yui features the widest wave-cut bench in Dōgo Island, called Yui Maenosu (Yui Intertidal Shore Platform). It was formed by lacustrine rock from 20 million years ago that continues to be eroded by the wind and waves of the Sea of Japan.
Feeder Dike, Shiro Coast
Here you can see the path through w…
Tengawa-no-mizu Spring, Hobomi
This spring is said to have been na…
Ichnofossils, Tsuma
Along the road that runs through th…
Matengai Cliff, Kuniga Coast
This 257 m high cliff is the one of…
