A glimpse into Nanki-Shirahama, a seaside hot spring town

While enjoying brilliance of continuous sunny, warm days,

autumn foliage is at their best as "Momiji", Japanese Maples, are rapidly 

turning colors to yellow to orange toward final burst of fiery red. 

Putting colored leaves aside for the next post, however,

I'll report my last-week trip  to Southern Wakayama Pref., especially 

Nanki-shirahama area, a seaside town facing the Pacific.

It is noted for spectacular rock formation, a beautiful beach, and hot spring.

Sandanbeki Cliff is a precipitous cliff, 2 kilometers long and 50 meters high. 

Visitors can go down by an elevator to see a hollow in the cave.

When the sea water enters the cave, it blows up through the hollow.

Rough waves break on the cliff.

The vast horizon makes you feel the beauty and magnificence of nature.

"Senjojiki" of Senjojiki Rock Plateau means "One Thousand Tatami Mats". 

Since Japan is an island country surrounded by the four oceans, the Okhotsuk,

the Pacific, the East China Sea and the Sea of Japan, there are about ten places 

at seashore with that name.

Visitors can walk out onto the flat, sheet-like rocks which lie on top of one another. 

The rock of Senjojiki was formed about 1.8 million to 65 million years ago

when the stratum was gradually eroded by the waves. 

Walking on Senjyojiki, you can closely experience the stunning steep coast 

denuded by raging waves of the ocean.

 Shirarahama Beach is famous for its sparkling white sand.

The white sand consists of mostly silica sand used in glass manufacturing.

Most of the current sand is from Australia as the rivers got unable to carry down

the white sand because of development.

Shirarahama Beach signed a partnership with Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii

 as sister beaches.

The beach is also famous for its crystal-clear ocean.

Simply walking on the beach, which is not as busy as in the summer, is refreshing.
We could take our time to savor the beach during the sunset time.

Sunset therapy time!

 

The mosaic contains the Engetsudo Island, Tenjinzaki Cape, and a hot spring bath

in our hotel room other than the three sites mentioned above.

Engetsuto means "Island of the full moon".

It was a good break and diversion from the ongoing autumn foliage show.

I'll see you next time with fabulous colorful leaves of autumn.

Linked to Mosaic Monday