Tateiwa

Rare volcanic rocks sprouting from the Sea

Tateiwa is a rare geological basalt column on the Japanese Sea. It rests along two beaches with swimming areas but also is where the Takeno River feeds into the sea. It's an impressive rock, and local...

It is characterized by straight rough 々 rock skin.

Original Text

I stopped by on the way to Ine for sightseeing on the Tango Peninsula. It was a huge rock on the Gogahama coast of Kyotango City, and it was impressive to see the clear sky standing in the back of the majestic hall 々. It is characterized by a straight rough 々 rock surface of columnar basalt, and is one of the few natural rocks in Japan. It is called 'tateiwa' because it stands up, and it is a sightseeing spot representing Kyotango of Sanin coast geo park.　

Symbol of Tango Cho coast

Original Text

After visiting the Kyogamisaki Lighthouse at the tip of Tangoshima Island, it takes about 20 minutes by car along the coast. You can park your car nearby and go near Oiwa. Column joints made of magma during earthquakes. It is an overwhelming natural landscape.

Symbol of Sanin Coast Geopark

Original Text

It is a rock with a height of 20 M or more of a columnar joint right next to Sanin Geopark and Road Station Tenki Tenki Village. There is a bridge in front of the huge rock facing the Sea of Japan, and you can take pictures to your heart's content from there.

You can see a huge rock diorama.

Original Text

It is said that this rock, which is a scenic tachiiwa, a basalt with columnar joints and has a surrounding area of １ｋｍ, was contained in this rock in the place where it became the stage of the legend of extermination of the demon of Prince Maroko.