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.
Ichnofossils, Tsuma
Along the road that runs through th…
Dangyō-no-taki Waterfalls
At Dangyō-no-taki Waterfalls, you c…
Dōzen Caldera Seen From Kirogasaki Lighthouse
Located on the southernmost point o…
Mantle Xenoliths, Kuboro Coast
You can see various types of rocks …
