Goishi Coast

This scenic spot is located on the Masaki Peninsula, at the southern tip of Ofunato City, in the southeast of Iwate Prefecture. It is a coastal terrace made of alternating layers of Cretaceous sandstone and shale, which have been eroded by the sea to create a 100-meter cliff, as well as strange sights such as caves, cave entrances, and blowholes. The terrace is covered with beautiful forests of red and black pines, and vegetation such as Japanese juniper and Siberian lily can also be seen. On the west side of Goishi Cape at the tip of the peninsula, there is Goishihama, where go stone-shaped shale forms a beach. Rest houses, promenades, camping villages, etc. have been developed in the vicinity, and it is an outstanding scenic spot in Sanriku Fukko National Park (formerly Rikuchu Kaigan National Park), and it has been designated as a national place of scenic beauty and natural monument. Take a local bus from Hosoura Station (bus stop) on the JR Ofunato Line BRT (Bus Rapid Transit System), or walk for about 40 minutes from Goishi Kaiganguchi Station.

[Tadashi Kawamoto]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

岩手県南東部、大船渡市(おおふなとし)南端の末崎半島(まっさきはんとう)にある景勝地。白亜紀の砂岩、頁岩(けつがん)の互層からなる海岸段丘で、これらが海食を受けて100メートルに及ぶ断崖(だんがい)のほか、洞窟(どうくつ)、洞門、潮吹き穴などの奇景をみせる。段丘上はアカマツ、クロマツの美林で覆われ、ハイビャクシン、エゾスカシユリなどの植生もみられる。半島先端の碁石岬の西側には碁石状の頁岩が浜を形成する碁石浜がある。付近にはレストハウス、遊歩道、キャンプ村などが整備され、三陸復興国立公園（旧、陸中海岸国立公園）の優れた景勝地をなし、国の名勝・天然記念物に指定されている。JR大船渡線BRT（バス高速輸送システム）細浦駅（停留所）から路線バス、または碁石海岸口駅から徒歩約40分。

［川本忠平］

出典　小学館　日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について　情報 | 凡例