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A shore in Nishinoshima, part of a UNESCO Global Geopark, with high sea cliffs.
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Kuniga Coast is a scenic natural spot in the northwest of Nishinoshima (Nishinoshima, Oki District, Shimane Prefecture) in the Oki Islands. It was designated a National Place of Scenic Beauty in Showa 13 (1938) and then a National Park in Showa 38 (1963). It is also called Oki Kuniga Coast, taking the location. It is a sheer cliff face with large sea-eroded cliffs of 200 to 250 meters developed over about 13 km, and in particular Matengai, at 257 meters high, is known as one of the largest sea cliffs in Japan and is the central presence of this coast.
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