Ogama Hanzo
Ogama Hanzo is an area on the eastern shore of the Karakuwa Peninsula, about 15 kilometers southwest of the Goishi Coast. It is known for picturesque limestone reefs that were formed some 200 million years ago, then sculpted by the waves into geological formations of all shapes and sizes. These include the Oreishi, or “broken stone,” a 3-meter-wide stone pillar that is 16 meters tall. Originally 2 meters taller, the pillar lost its tip in the large tsunami that battered the shore in 1896. Ogama Hanzo is also known for colorful fields of wildflowers, such as the yellow daylily (in summer) and the Nippon daisy (in autumn).