Oki treasures and geopark sites List List of Geopark Sites and Treasures
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Buccinum Striatissimum (Shirobai)
This whelk inhabits sand and mud ar…
Unique Ecosystem - Marine Life -
Greater Argonaut
The greater argonaut is an octopus …
Unique Ecosystem - Marine Life -
Bigfin Reed Squid
The bigfin reef squid inhabit the t…
Unique Ecosystem - Marine Life -
Swordtip Squid
Based on the different fishing seas…
Unique Ecosystem - Marine Life -
Hagfish
Hagfish live in the seabed of shall…
Unique Ecosystem - Marine Life -
Hong Kong Grouper
The Hong Kong grouper is found in s…
Unique Ecosystem - Marine Life -
Pink Sea Urchin
The pink sea urchin lives on intert…
Unique Ecosystem - Marine Life -
Japanese Wood Pigeon
The Japanese wood pigeon mainly inh…
Unique Ecosystem - Birds -
Black-tailed Gull
The black-tailed gull is one of the…
Unique Ecosystem - Birds -
Japanese Murrelet
The crested murrelet is a seabird a…
Unique Ecosystem - Birds -
Japanese Cormorant
Japanese cormorant is a species of …
Unique Ecosystem - Birds -
Tundra Swan
The Oki Islands are known as a stop…
Unique Ecosystem - Birds -
Ruddy Kingfisher
In the mountains of the Oki Islands…
Unique Ecosystem - Birds -
Sandhill Crane
Cranes rarely come to the Oki Islan…
Unique Ecosystem - Birds -
Oriental Cuckoo
The lush forests of the Oki Islands…
Unique Ecosystem - Birds -
Yellowtail Amberjack
The yellowtail amberjack is a migra…
Unique Ecosystem - Marine Life -
Remains & Kofun Burial Mounds
Bronze swords, iron spears, earthen…
Lifestyles and Traditions - History -
Land of Exile
In 724, the year Emperor Shōmu asce…
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Kitamaebune Trading Ships
Oki prospered as a port of call for…
Lifestyles and Traditions - History -
Mizuwakasu Shrine
Mizuwakasu-mikoto Shrine is a myoji…
Lifestyles and Traditions - Shrines