Eleven kilometres of cliffs and caves, a Natural Monument since 1927: you tour them by boat.
For eleven kilometres, from Torigoe-yama to Kitazaki, the coast alternates cliffs, caves and sea stacks with names of their own – Megane-iwa (the ‘spectacle rocks’), Byōbu-iwa (like a folding screen), Kyōryū-iwa (like a dinosaur), the Hōrai rock – which you can see on foot from the viewpoints on the coastal national road, or up close from a sightseeing boat. It has been a national Place of Scenic Beauty and Natural Monument since 1927.
Sasagawa-nagare is the stretch of Sea of Japan coast in the municipality of Murakami, eleven kilometres of eroded rock that since 1927 have been a national Place of Scenic Beauty (名勝) and Natural Monument (天然記念物). The name comes from the tidal current that flows between the rocks, near the settlement of Sasagawa.
ℹ️ You can view the coast freely from the viewpoints on National Route 345, which runs along its entire length; you can visit the caves and sea stacks furthest from the shore by sightseeing boat, with seasonal timetables and prices to be checked on the official site. ⚠️ The marker is at the settlement of Kuwagawa, where you find the main tourist stopping point and the view of Megane-iwa: the coast stretches for eleven kilometres, and no single point represents all of it.
🚉 Kuwagawa · in front of the station
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