Oga Peninsula - Ogahanto

Japanese: 男鹿半島 - おがはんとう
Oga Peninsula - Ogahanto

A peninsula jutting out into the Sea of ​​Japan in the center of Akita Prefecture. Ojikajima used to face the mainland across a strait, but the cargo carried by the Yoneshiro River in the north and the Omono River in the south, along with sediment discharged from the island, gradually grew into sandbars and dunes that connected the island on both the north and south sides, forming a torishima that embraces Lagoon Hachirogata. Made of Tertiary layers, the island has developed into a coastal terrace with about 13 levels, on which the Honzan volcanic group in the west and the Kanpuzan volcano in the east stand. Honzan is the highest peak on the peninsula, at 715 meters above sea level. It is a troide type made of biotite rhyolite. There are two volcanoes, Shinzan to the north and Kenashiyama to the south, and the area is covered with beautiful cedar forests. The maar groups of Ichinomegata, Ninomegata, and Sannomegata, which were formed by the same volcanic activity, are located near the northwest coast, and Toga Bay is said to have formed when two maars were submerged by marine erosion. Kanpusan is 355 meters above sea level. It is a double volcano made of pyroxene andesite, and its body is an aspithetroide type. Stone known as Kanpuseki is excavated from the surrounding foothills and used for stone walls and gravestones. The west coast is a fault coast made of tuff and agglomerate, and from Nyudozaki in the north to Monzen in the south, the landscape features sea caves, natural bridges, and strangely shaped rocks. Kanpusan, Motoyama, and the west coast are beautifully scenic and have been designated as Oga Quasi-National Park.

[Reijiro Miyazaki]

[References] | Ichinomegata | Oga Quasi-National Park | Kanpuzan
Kanpuzan
Oga Quasi-National Park. Oga City, Akita Prefecture ©Akita Prefecture Tourism Division ">

Kanpuzan

Ninomegata and Toga Bay
Looking west from Happodai in the northwest of the Oga Peninsula. Near the coast is a group of maars (explosion craters) formed by volcanic activity. In the foreground is Ninomegata Lagoon, and in the background is Toga Bay. Part of Oga Quasi-National Park. Oga City, Akita Prefecture © Akita Prefecture Tourism Division ">

Ninomegata and Toga Bay


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

秋田県のほぼ中央部で日本海に突き出した半島。かつては海峡を隔てて本土と相対していた男鹿島であったが、本土側北部の米代川(よねしろがわ)、南部の雄物川(おものがわ)の運搬物と、島からの流出土砂がしだいに成長して砂州、砂丘となって北と南の両方でつながり、八郎潟(はちろうがた)を抱く陸繋島(りくけいとう)となった。第三紀層からなり、13段ほどの海岸段丘が発達し、その上に西部の本山(ほんざん)火山群と東部の寒風山(かんぷうざん)火山をのせている。本山は標高715メートルで半島の最高峰である。トロイデ型で、黒雲母(くろうんも)流紋岩からなる。北に真山(しんざん)、南に毛無山(けなしやま)の両火山があり、一帯はスギの美林が分布している。同じ火山活動による一ノ目潟、二ノ目潟、三ノ目潟のマール群は北西部海岸近くにあり、戸賀湾も二つのマールが海食により沈水したものといわれる。寒風山は標高355メートル。輝石安山岩からなる二重式火山で、山体はアスピーテトロイデ型をなしている。周辺山麓(さんろく)からは寒風石と称される石材が掘り出され、石垣用や墓石用に使用されている。西海岸は凝灰岩、集塊岩からなる断層海岸で、北部の入道(にゅうどう)崎から南の門前(もんぜん)まで海食洞、天然橋、奇岩怪石などの景観が展開する。寒風山、本山、西海岸は景観に優れ、男鹿国定公園に指定されている。

[宮崎禮次郎]

[参照項目] | 一ノ目潟 | 男鹿国定公園 | 寒風山
寒風山
男鹿国定公園域。秋田県男鹿市©秋田県観光課">

寒風山

二ノ目潟と戸賀湾
男鹿半島北西部の八望台から西を望む。海岸近くには火山活動によってできたマール(爆裂火口)群が広がる。写真手前は二ノ目潟、奥は戸賀湾。男鹿国定公園に含まれる。秋田県男鹿市©秋田県観光課">

二ノ目潟と戸賀湾


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