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.
Rocks of Shirashima Coast Seen From Shirashima Lookout
Designated as a National Place of S…
Scoria Cone, Akiya Coast
The red rock that composes this cli…
Mantle Xenoliths, Kuboro Coast
You can see various types of rocks …
Tengawa-no-mizu Spring, Hobomi
This spring is said to have been na…
