Seven Cauldrons - Nanatsugama

Japanese: 七ッ釜 - ななつがま

A basaltic sea cave (Ten) located at Tokizaki, Yakataishi, Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, on the northeastern tip of the Higashi Matsuura Peninsula. It is so named because the seven cave entrances look like a row of kettles. Columnar joints of basalt can be seen in the 40m-high cliffs, eroded by the rough waves of the Genkai Sea. The large sea cave is about 3m wide and high, and over 100m deep. It forms part of Genkai Quasi-National Park and Genkai Underwater Park. Nearby is Tokizaki Shrine, named after the legend of Empress Jingu's expedition to Korea. [Kawasaki Shigeru]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

東松浦半島の北東端，佐賀県唐津市屋形石の土器崎にある玄武岩質の海食洞(天)。七つの洞門が釜を並べたように開口することからこの名がある。玄界灘の荒波に浸食された高さ約40mの断崖には，玄武岩の柱状節理がみられる。大きな海食洞は，幅･高さとも約3m，奥行きが100m有余に及ぶ。玄海国定公園，玄海海中公園の一角をなす。近くには，神功皇后朝鮮出兵の伝承にちなむ土器崎神社がある。【川崎茂】

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