Japan, Aomori
Tsugaru Peninsula
Horozuki coast nishiki-ishi beaches
Agate beach or gravel Documented siteOpen
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Agates and jasper
Petrified woodAlso reported: nishiki-ishi.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Teerui (Public domain), Jon Sullivan (Public domain).
Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: Tsugaru nishiki-ishi (brocade stone), agate, jasper and chalcedony beach pebbles
Multiple Japanese collecting travelogues document agate and jasper finds at Horozuki and nearby Aoiwa; nishiki-ishi is a recognized regional craft stone
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Rough cobble walkingHigh tide covers access points near the Horozuki footbridges, remote with little phone signal
Keep exploring nearby
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