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A shore in Murakami where the waves of the Sea of Japan have cut strange rocks and caves over 11 kilometres.
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A scenic coastline 11 km long from Samukawa to Hamashinbo in Murakami, Niigata Prefecture. On the crystal-clear blue sea, strange rocks, reefs and caves formed by erosion from the rough waves of the Sea of Japan continue along the coast, and it is a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty and Natural Monument. A representative sight is Meganeiwa (Spectacle Rock), and on the sightseeing boat you can feed the seagulls.
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Nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty and Natural Monument - Name: Sasagawa Nagare - Date of designation: September 5, 1927 (Showa 2)
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