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The Wakasa Sotomo


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S9. January 22nd. National Cultural Property Yashiro, Wakasa, Ugu, Tomari, Obama city Oabama city


It takes 4km from Oabama port to get the Futagojima. It takes more 4km from the Futagojima to get Matsugazaki.

The place where the rough sea outside of the Wakasa bay washes a north side of a Kusuyagadake(619m), about 6km wide, is the national registered scenic beauty, Sotomo. It might be named as it is outside of the Wakasa bay. Daimon Shomon(big gate and small gate) is especially famous. Sotomo was made by that wave has struck granite, and it has deleted. Continuously, it is further dotted with a waterfall and strangely shaped rocks, a cave, and a cliff unfolds grand and graceful scenery.

Daimon Shomon was also made by the wave has struck granite and become like the gate which even a ship can go through. The island told to have moored the China ship has a dozens of pillar-shaped rock. The table side of an island is a rock face like a Rakangunzo, and the reverse-side side of an island is visible in the shape of meshes of a net.