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Japan, Hyōgo

Kobe

Suma beach

Tidal foreshore Source-confirmed findsLegal to collect

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Sea glassSea glass
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: shells.

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

Why this spot

Heian poetic shore and Genpei battlefield turned Meiji rail-resort beach on the doorstep of Kobe's port; a century of city glass grinds in its sand

Local collectors documented, including a maker selling jewelry from Suma-gathered sea glass

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Dense summer crowds
fresh broken glass near the promenade

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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