Hashikui-iwa Rocks
橋杭岩
About 40 huge rock pillars stretch some 850 m into the sea in a line, resembling the piers of a bridge, and are a famous spot for watching the sunrise.
Hashikui-iwa is a formation created when igneous rock dikes were eroded by the sea. Pillars of varying heights line up from the Kushimoto coast toward Ōshima, and the site is designated a national Place of Scenic Beauty and Natural Monument. At low tide you can walk across the tidal flats between the rocks. The sunrise rising between the pillars is especially spectacular, and night-sky photographers also gather here. Next to it is the Michi-no-Eki Hashikui-iwa roadside station, where you can park and eat. From JR Kushimoto Station, take a bus for about 5 minutes; it is about 1 hour's drive from Shirahama.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Kushimoto Ohashi Bridge
- Muryo-ji Temple & Okyo-Rosetsu Museum
- Kushimoto Marine Park
- United States–Japan Friendship Memorial Museum
- Umi-kongo Cliffs
- Cape Shionomisaki
- Mushikui-iwa Rock
- Kashinozaki Lighthouse & Turkish Memorial Museum