Exciting scenery created by the raging waves of the Hyuga Sea.  The coastline here is a ria coastline, marked by intricate waterways sandwiched between steep cliffs. The cliffs reach 70 meters in height, and the sight of waves crashing against them is truly spectacular. The bare rock faces of the cliffs feature columnar joints, which were formed when magma from a volcanic eruption cooled and hardened. The name “Umagase” is thought to come from the fact that the  color of the rocks resembles that of a horse’s back.

Umagase, in Hyuga, Miyazaki Prefecture…の続きを読む