Sightseeing

Matengai Cliff

Matengai Cliff is one of the highest sea cliffs in Japan. Standing atop the 257 m high cliff, you can get a good view of Nishinoshima Island, and the neighbouring Chiburijima Island. Sometimes you ca…

Sekiheki (Red Cliff)

This precious cliff gives us insight into volcanic activity that took place here around 6 million years ago. Lava erupting from here was rich in iron and oxidized when it contacted the air. This caus…

Dangyō-no-taki Waterfalls

Chosen as one of the "100 Best Waterfalls in Japan," Dangyō-no-taki flows down from the middle of a curved cliff face about 40 m high, falling on both sides of Dangyō Shrine. On the right is the male…

Mt. Akahage

Mt. Akahage is Chiburijima Island's highest peak at 325 m above sea level. This is the best spot for seeing an amazing 360° panorama, with all four islands of the archipelago before your eyes. If the…

Yao-sugi Japanese Cedar

On the way into Tamawakasu-mikoto Shrine, this tree stands just inside the Zuijinmon gate on the right, towering at 38 meters tall and around 20 meters in circumference at its base. It is the largest…

Chichi-sugi Japanese Cedar

Chichi-sugi Japanese Cedar is a huge tree that stands quietly on the side of Mt. Daimanji, the Oki Islands' highest peak. This tree is 800 years old and about 30 m tall, with a 5 m trunk that branche…

Tamawakasu-mikoto Shrine

This shrine is the main general shrine of the Oki Islands. The main hall of the shrine was built in 1793 in the local Oki-zukuri style of architecture. The roof is thatched, with chigi and katsuogi o…

Akiya Coast

The blue of the sea stands in stark contrast to the vibrant red of the sheer rock cliff on this coast. You can find the instagrammable rock, Heart Rock, sitting on the surface of the sea. Akiya Bea…

Oki Shrine

Retired Emperor Go-Toba was exiled to the Oki Islands in 1221, and lived here until his death years later. Oki Shrine was built in 1939 in commemoration of the 700th anniversary of the death of Emper…

Myōgaki Stone Walls

Myōgaki stone walls were the boundaries of the fields used for 'makihata' rotation farming. 'Makihata' is a unique rotation farming method practiced here on the islands until the late 1960s. In this …

Takuhi Shrine

It is said that on his voyage to the Oki Islands, Emperor Go-Toba was nearly shipwrecked but was guided to safety by sacred fire, so this shrine is dedicated to the deity of safe sea voyages. The woo…

Nagu-saki Cape

This cape commands a sweeping view of the sea and the Dōzen Islands in the distance. Next to the observation deck stands the nostalgic old lantern that acted as a lighthouse, which the people of Nagu…