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Japan, Hokkaido

Otaru

Dream Beach, Zenibako

Tidal foreshore Source-confirmed findsLegal to collect

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Sea glassSea glass
Sea potterySea pottery
Old bottlesOld bottles

Also reported: aqua, rare purple and green), shells.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Moximox (CC BY-SA 4.0), NPS (Public domain), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Ishikari Bay strand between Otaru, boom port of the Meiji herring and coal trades, and Sapporo; a century of bottle glass works ashore

Blog documents substantial hauls of frosted glass on an 800 m walk of the Zenibako strip

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Documented wash-ups of nailsSharp glass and occasional unexploded ordnance
sudden large waves

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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