OKI ISLANDS UNESCO
GLOBAL GEOPARK
Geohistory - Rocks from Volcanic Islands Period
Geosites / Okinoshima Town
At Dangyō-no-taki Waterfalls, you can see a pair of waterfalls called o-daki (male waterfall) and me-daki (female waterfall). The water here has been selected as one of the Top 100 Exquisite and Well-Conserved Waters of Japan, and is believed by the local people to be special water.
Rōsoku-jima (Candle Island) and Umanose-iwa (Horseback Rock)
From here you can see the famous Rō…
Basalt
Basalt is the most prominent type o…
Columnar Joints and Samizu-no-taki Cliff, Ganya
In this area you can see hexagonal …
Yui Maenosu Intertidal Shore Platform
The fishing port of Yui features th…
