Left behind - Minokoshi

Japanese: 見残し - みのこし

A scenic spot located on the west coast near the tip of Cape Chihiro in the west of Tosashimizu City, Kochi Prefecture. Like Tatsukushi at the base of the cape, the sandstone of the Tertiary Period has been eroded by the sea and wind, forming a variety of comb-like and honeycomb-like strange rocks and natural features due to differences in rock quality. It is said that the name comes from the fact that Kobo Daishi also left it there. The fossil traces at the tip of the cape are also a national natural monument. Colonies of reef-building corals have also formed in the nearby waters, and together with Tatsukushi, they form part of Ashizuri-Uwakai National Park.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

高知県土佐清水市の西部，千尋（ちひろ）岬先端近くの西岸に位置する景勝地。岬の基部にある竜串（たつくし）と同様，海食･風食を受けた第三紀層の砂岩が，岩質の差によって櫛の歯状や蜂の巣状のさまざまな奇岩･奇勝を形成。弘法大師も見残したとの伝えからこの名が生じたという。また，岬突端の化石痕（れんこん）は国の天然記念物。付近の海域には造礁サンゴの群落も形成されており，竜串とともに足摺宇和海国立公園の一拠点をなす。

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