Anden Beach

Extending along Anden Beach for over 500m is a cliff containing strata from 80 thousand to 500 thousand years ago. Sea and land layers alternate, with fossilized shells and sea urchins found in the sea layers, and fossilized plants as well as lignite from plant matter that didn’t fully carbonize found in the land layers. You can also see layers of volcanic ash from volcanoes such as Hokkaido’s Lake Toya, Kyushu’s Mt. Aso, and Mt. Paektu on the border between China and North Korea. Furthermore, the non-conformity of the sediment itself is an impressive sight. The strata on the western side are the oldest, with the most recent layers showing up the further east you go.

A monument memorializing the terrible disaster that befell Oga Peninsula in 1939. In this earthquake, 27 people died, 52 were injured, and 479 homes were destroyed. This monument was built to commemorate the reconstruction of the Iriai Hydraulics Plant, which was destroyed by the earthquake.

Katanishi Plateau is a flat surface about 50m above sea level. Chuishi Village, located on top of the plateau, devotes about 80% of its area to the cultivation of Asian pears. The flat land of this region makes for easy farming, and the layer of clay under the soil leads to high water and fertilizer retention, resulting in pears that are juice, crispy, and sweet.