Japan, Shizuoka
Shimoda
Kakizaki shore, Gyokusenji front
Tidal foreshore Source-confirmed findsLegal to collect
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Sea pottery
Sea glass
Agates and jasperAlso reported: quartz, fossil shells.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain), Moximox (CC BY-SA 4.0), Teerui (Public domain).
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Why this spot
Harbor-mouth shore of Perry's 1854 treaty port; Gyokusenji temple above the beach housed Townsend Harris's first US consulate from 1856
Two blog logs record pottery shards, sea glass and quartz on this narrow strand
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Beach shrinks to a few meters at high tide
fast traffic on the adjacent road
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.