San’in Kaigan UNESCO Global Geopark San’in Kaigan UNESCO Global Geopark

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    • Valuable and beautiful Geoheritages
    • International geological significance
    • Japanese archipelago separated from the continent
    • Wealth of Ecosystem
    • Unique people’s lives brought about by Geo
  • Geological
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    • Kyotango City
    • Toyooka City
    • Kami Town
    • Shin'onsen Town
    • Iwami Town
    • Tottori City
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    • San’in Kaigan Geopark Kyotango City Information Center
    • Genbudo park
    • Kami Town Geopark &Marine Culture Center
    • Shin’onsen Town Sanin Kaigan Geopark Center
    • San’in Kaigan Geopark Museum of the Earth and Sea
    • Iwami Town Nagisa Community Center
    • Tottori Sand Dunes Geopark Visitor Center
    • Aoya Folk Museum
  • Model
    course
    • San’in Kaigan Geopark Trail
    • Walk & Drive Map
  • Practices &
    Activities
  • Operating
    organization
    • Greetings from the representative
    • Introduction of Managing Board and Steering Committee
    • Introduction of constituent groups
    • Introduction of the secretariat “San’in Kaigan Promotion Council”
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Geological HeritageTottori City

Azo and Iwatsubo

This Geosite has narrow valleys that spread far into the land. Since ancient times, people living in this area have intermingled beyond the valleys.

(1)Iwatsubo Pothole
This is a large pothole at the bottom of the Sunami River that runs near Iwatsubo Shrine in Iwatsubo, Tottori City. It is 8 meters in diameter and 1.6 meters in depth. From the area of this pothole, the riverbed of the Sunami River becomes steep.

(2)River Terraces of Nosaka River
River terraces are formed on the banks of the Nosaka River, a tributary of the Sendai River. Today there is a 7-meter-high terrace and a 13-metere-high terrace. The character for "terrace," "段," is used in the names of settlements on these river terraces.

(3)Azo Forest Park
In this forest park, there are accommodation facilities such as log cabins and a car camping site. There are tennis courts and skiing slopes near the park. The area of this park is identified in the regular star observation program by the Ministry of Environment as the darkest star observation point in Japan. (The darker the place, the better for the observation of stars.)

Iwatsubo Fault
This is a strike slip-fault that runs from Kamisunami (in the southern part of Tottori City) to Iwatsubo and then to Kouchi, Shikano Town.

Tottori Convention & Tourism Association

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  • Home
  • Outline
    • Outline of Japan and Global Geopark
    • Overview of San’in Kaigan Geopark
    • Valuable and beautiful Geoheritages
    • International geological significance
    • Japanese archipelago separated from the continent
    • Wealth of Ecosystem
    • Unique people’s lives brought about by Geo
  • Geological
    Heritage
    • Kyotango City
    • Toyooka City
    • Kami Town
    • Shin'onsen Town
    • Iwami Town
    • Tottori City
  • Related
    facilities
    • San’in Kaigan Geopark Kyotango City Information Center
    • Genbudo park
    • Kami Town Geopark &Marine Culture Center
    • Shin’onsen Town Sanin Kaigan Geopark Center
    • San’in Kaigan Geopark Museum of the Earth and Sea
    • Iwami Town Nagisa Community Center
    • Tottori Sand Dunes Geopark Visitor Center
    • Aoya Folk Museum
  • Model
    course
    • San’in Kaigan Geopark Trail
    • Walk & Drive Map
  • Practices &
    Activities
  • Operating
    organization
    • Greetings from the representative
    • Introduction of Managing Board and Steering Committee
    • Introduction of constituent groups
    • Introduction of the secretariat “San’in Kaigan Promotion Council”
  • Download
  • Japanese