Geosite Map
What is a Geosite?
Geosites feature the sights of the geopark. The majority of the geosites designate sites of spectacular geological features and scenery in the geopark, however, many also feature ecological and cultural heritage.
There are over 100 geosites in the geopark, and here we will introduce the most easily accessed. You can also find out about the facilities of the geopark, such as museums.
- Signboard on Oki Gneiss, Choshi Dam
- Signboard on Accretionary Lapilli and Lake Sediments, Jodogaura Coast
- Signboard on Quarry Site, Koji
- Signboard on Banded Lacustrine Sediments
- Signboard on Fossil Site, Utagi
- Signboard on Diatomite, Shionohama Beach
- Signboard on Quartz Syenite & Hornfels, Oyama
- Signboard on Mt. Takuhi (Central Pyroclastic Cone & Takuhi Shrine)
- Signboard on Dōzen Caldera seen from Onimai Lookout
- Signboard on Dōzen Caldera seen from the Kirogasaki Lighthouse
- Signboard on Scoria Cone, Akiya Coast
- Signboard on Ichnofossils, Shimazushima Island
- Signboard on Sekiheki Pyroclastic Cone (From Lookout)
- Signboard on Dōzen Caldera seen from Mt. Akahage
- Signboard on Ichnofossils, Tsuma
- Signboard on Three Rock Types of the Shirashima Coast
- Signboard on Feeder Dike, Shiro Coast
- Signboard on Rhyolite, Okutsudo Coast
- photo on Obsidian and Volcanic Vent, Kishihama
- photo on Obsidian and Volcanic Vent, Kishihama (2)
- Signboard on Tokage-iwa seen from the Lookout
- Signboard on Kuboro Beach Mantle Xenoliths
- Signboard on Kuroshima Island Mantle Xenoliths
- Signboard on Columnar Joints and Samizu-no-taki, Ganya
- Signboard on Misaki Basalt Explosion Crater
- Signboard on Basalt, Uzuki Coast
- Signboard on Matengai Cliff, Kuniga Coast
- Signboard on Tsutenkyo Arch (Bridge to Heaven), Kuniga Coast
- Signboard on Kuniga Coast seen from Akao Lookout
- photo on Tengawa-no-mizu (Water of the Heavenly River Spring), Hobomi
- Signboard on Natural Springs of Mt. Kinkouji
- Signboard on Kawai Springs
- Signboard on Rosoku-jima and Uma-nose-jima
- Signboard on Yui Pond
- Signboard on Byobu-iwa (Folding Screen Rock), Mt. Washigamine
- Signboard on Yui-mae-no-su (Yui Inter-tidal Shore Platform)
- Signboard on Vegetation of the Shirashima Coast
- photo on Katakuri (Dogtooth Violet) Park, Ozuku
- photo on Katakuri (Dogtooth Violet) Park, Ozuku (2)
- Signboard on Oki Salamander, Nakadani
- photo on Kabura-sugi Japanese Cedar
- Signboard on O-iwa-kagami, Okutsudo
- Signboard on Subalpine Plants, Matsushima Island
- Signboard on Vegetation of the Shizen-kaiki-no-mori Forest
- Signboard on Chichi-sugi and Wind Holes
- Signboard on Chichi-sugi and Wind Holes (2)
- Signboard on Vegetation of the Kumi Coast
- photo on Makihata Stone Walls, Onimai
- photo on Funabiki Canal, Funakoshi
- Signboard on Funagoya Traditional Boathouses, Tsuma
- photo on Port of Call, Saigō Port
- Signboard on Misaki Lava Plateau and the Oki Airport
- photo on Tamawakasu-mikoto Shrine
- photo on Oyama Shrine, Fuse
- Signboard on Fukuura Tunnel
- Signboard on Yui River Landslide Disaster Site
- photo on Dangyo-no-taki Waterfall
- photo on Dangyo-no-taki Waterfall (2)
- Signboard on Makihata Stone Walls, Mt. Akahage
- Signboard on Saigō Port
- photo on Oki Nature Museum and Geopark Center
- photo on Oki-ke Traditional Residence and Museum
- photo on Oki Kyodo-kan Museum of Local Archaeology and Folklore
- photo on Goka Sosei-kan Museum of Local Traditional Culture
- Signboard on Beppu Port
- photo on Furusato-kan Museum of Local History
- photo on Kuroki-gosho Site of Residence of Emperor Godaigo and Heifu-kan Museum
- Signboard on Hishiura Port
- photo on Ama Town Emperor Gotoba Museum
- Signboard on Kuri Port
- photo on Oki Airport