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The only sea cave on Tanegashima, on the east coast where the Pacific breaks.
About this place
Chikura no Iwaya is a cave in Minamitane, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is a rock cave formed by sea erosion on Hamada Coast at the southern end of Kumano-ura, on the border of Nakatane and Minamitane on the east coast of Tanegashima, and is called by this name because its interior was said to be as large as a thousand seats (chikura), or a thousand tatami mats. The surroundings are sandy beach, and it was known as a scenic spot with views of Hamashima and Takeshima offshore.
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