Lava cliffs
Dark and rugged.
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The Jōgasaki Coast is a rocky shoreline south-east of the city of Itō in Shizuoka Prefecture, on the east coast of the Izu Peninsula, about 9 km in a straight line south-east of central Itō. It lies within Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park and faces Sagami Bay. The coast formed about 4,000 years ago, when Mount Ōmuro, one of the East Izu volcanoes, erupted and its lava flowed into the sea, filling in nearly two kilometres of shoreline. Waves eroding the lava have carved rugged cliffs and a chain of small headlands and coves. Dark lava cliffs rise above deep blue water where white waves break, with pines growing along the edges. Its best-known sights are the Kadowaki suspension bridge, 48 m long and 23 m above a sea inlet, and the Kadowaki lighthouse, which doubles as a lookout, and two coastal paths together run for about 9 km through forest and over rock. Walking is free, and the car park by the bridge is paid. Rocks near the water are slippery and waves can be strong, so stay back from the edge and do not climb down to the lower rocks in rough weather.
Dark and rugged.
Over the inlet.
About 9 km.
Itō, Shizuoka, Japan
Yes on the paths; stay back from the edge.
The main car park is paid.