Japan, Ibaraki
Oarai-Hitachinaka coast
Isosaki shrine and Isozaki beaches
Agate beach or gravel Documented siteOpen
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Agates and jasper
Crystals and mineralsPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: Teerui (Public domain), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: agate, chert and black manganese-tinted agate on Pacific cobble beaches near Tokyo
Beachcombing blogs and a Japanese agate-beach guide document agate, chert and quartz finds on this stretch
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Pacific swell and sneaker waves on rock platformsSummer crowds
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.