Paradise Bay Jodogaura Coast

 

At the end of my first day walking around the coast of Dogo Island in the Oki Islands, I arrived at where I would be spending the night, a free campsite on the Jodogaura Coast, a scenic spot that could be translated as Paradise Bay.

It was the first week in October, and I was the only person staying at the campsite.

There are several inlets, a cape, and islets of various sizes.

A well-maintained path leads to several different scenic viewpoints....

Being part of the Oki Islands Unesco Global Geopark, there is plenty of information for the geologically inclined.

There are ten different types of rock and geologic features spanning 26 million years.

I remember enough from my junior high school geography class to understand that all 3 classes of rock are found here, sedimentary, volcanic, and metamorphic.

I had the whole place to myself....

I did walk back into Fuse, the nearby fishing village, to see if there were any eateries or shops, but to no avail.

There is a Candle Rock, the 3 photos above. It seems to be a smaller version of the Candle Rock on the opposite side of the island where I plan to be tomorrow.

With no people, no TV, no radio, and no phone to distract me, I settled in to enjoy the show as the light slowly faded.

The previous post was on the shrine in Fuse, the nearby fishing village.

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Picturesque East Coast of Dogo Island

Dogo, the largest of the Oki islands in the Japan Sea off the coast of Shimane, remains one of my favourite places in Japan.

Like many places far from the Shinkansen, it has no overtourism.

On the first day of my three-day walk around the coastline of the island, I left the Sasaki Residence and started walking up the east coast.

The Oki Islands are a UNESCO Global Geopark which means there are plenty of signage in English, especially around the numerous sites of geological interest.

I have little knowledge of geology, though I do enjoy seeing land without vegetation.

In Okubo port there are examples of Green Tuff.....

Soft and makes for some nice eroded shapes.....

Then up along what is called the Kuboro Coast....

There are several observation decks with nice views, but walking, to me, makes the best way to view such coastlines....

Very little traffic, so no hazard for gently strolling....

Quite unusual to see a roadside Buddhist statue ........ every single temple on the Oki Islands were destroyed in the anti-Buddhist movement of early Meiji....

I was here in early June, 2016, so not too hot to walk, but with nice, long days....

The staggering quantity of concrete poured on Japanese coasts, building breakwaters for tiny harbours, and installing millions of tetrapods, need huge numbers of these crane-barge types of boats...

Kuroshima Island is the next major sight....

For the geologically-minded, the phrase is Mantle Xenoliths....

It's mid-afternoon as I approach Fuse, the largest of the fishing harbours of my walk today. Not big enough for a convenience store though. In fact I will pass no convenience store for three days. There is a single Yamazaki store on the island. No Lawsons, no Family Mart, no 7-11.....

The previous post was on the delightful, large Sasaki Residence, a traditional village Headmans residence.

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Upper Saigo Bay

 

The main port of Dogo Island in the Japan Sea off the coast of Shimane is Saigo.

The mouth of Saigo Bay is less than 300 meters wide, but the bay opens up with a long arms headong West and North.

These shots were taken at the northern edge of the bay where the main road that encircles the island passes.

This was the first day of my 3 day walk around the circumference of the island.

The Sea of Japan coast has some of the best and most dramatic coastline in all of Japan, with Shimane and the Oki Islands ranking near the top.

It was a beautiful, still day, enabling clear views....

The Oki Islands are a favored destination for scuba divers..... or if you dont dive, you can take an underwater viewing boat...

The previous post in this series on the Oki Islands was on one of the mysterious, unique trees on Dogo.

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