Jōdogahama (浄土ヶ浜) 浄土ヶ浜
The rhyolite spires are 44 million years old; a monk called them ‘Pure Land’ in 1680.
Bay on the Miyako coast, in the Sanriku Reconstruction National Park, formed of silica-rich volcanic rhyolites dating back about 44 million years, with magma flow structures and columnar joints from rapid cooling. A prefectural natural beauty reserve from 1954, it has been a national Place of Scenic Beauty (名勝) since 2012 and became part of the Sanriku Geopark in 2013.
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