Oki treasures and geopark sites List List of Geopark Sites and Treasures
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Kuniga Coast Seen From Akao Lookout
Akao Lookout offers a sweeping view…
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 -
Matengai Cliff, Kuniga Coast
This 257 m high cliff is the one of…
Geohistory - Rocks from Volcanic Islands PeriodGeosites / Nishinoshima Town -
Uzuki Basalt, Uzuki Coast
On the Uzuki Coast you can find the…
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 -
Columnar Joints and Samizu-no-taki Cliff, Ganya
In this area you can see hexagonal …
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Mantle Xenoliths, Kuroshima Island
The small island you can see offsho…
Geohistory - Rocks from Volcanic Islands PeriodGeosites / Okinoshima 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 -
Kabura-sugi Japanese Cedar
Approximately 38.5 m tall and with …
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Oki Salamander Habitat, Nakatani
The Oki salamander (Hynobius oki…
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Katakuri Flower Park, Ōzuku
Katakuri, or the asian fawnl…
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Vegetation of the Shirashima Lookout
At an elevation of about 240 m, the…
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Dangyō-no-taki Waterfalls
At Dangyō-no-taki Waterfalls, you c…
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 -
Byōbu-iwa Rock (Folding-screen Rock), Washigamine Ridge
This beautiful formation of columna…
Geohistory - Rocks from Volcanic Islands PeriodGeosites / Okinoshima Town -
Yui Pond
This perfectly circular pond is aro…
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 -
Rhyolite
Rhyolite is one of the representati…
Geohistory - Rocks from Volcanic Islands Period
