19/08/2012

Kakuda Cliffs

Black volcanic cliffs rising out of the Sea of Japan

Por Bryan Baier

Community writer

A breaking waves makes a grab for the setting sun

The cave/tunnel entrance to Kakuda Cliffs and the nearby minshuku

Cape Kakuda Lighthouse from the cliffs

Looking north near the middle of the trail

Near the south end of the trail

Black cliffs but a white sand ocean floor

On a day with waves a friend and I got this close and still didn't get wet

Spray and sunset

Sunset into the blowhole

Last light in the keyhole

Sado Island backlit by the sun

A volcanic event of millennia past gave rise to Mt. Kakuda and the constant erosion by waves of its seaward flank has left behind the stunning black lava Kakuda Cliffs. A cave/tunnel under the cape that supports a lighthouse leads to a ~400m long trail that traverses the length of the cliffs. The cliffs are an awesome landscape to behold, a favorite local fishing hole, and a fabulous place to see the sunset.

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