Tanesashi Coast
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The {{nihongo|Tanesashi Coast|種差海岸|Tanesashi kaigan}} is section of the coastline on the Pacific Ocean, located in the southern portion of the city of Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. It is extends for {{convert|12|km|mi}} from the island of Kabushima south towards the city of Kuji in Iwate Prefecture. The coast was nationally designated a Place of Scenic Beauty in 1937.{{cite web |url=https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/92 |title=種差海岸 |publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs |accessdate=10 February 2012 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.city.hachinohe.aomori.jp/kanko/nature/tanesashi/index.html |title=Tanesashi Kaigan |publisher=Hachinohe City |accessdate=10 February 2012}}
Overview
The coastline includes both sandy and rocky beaches, but is for the most part an elevated coastal terrace noted for its grassy meadows and scenic views.
The area was included within the borders of the Tanesashi Kaigan Hashikamidake Prefectural Natural Park established in 1953.{{cite web |url=http://www.pref.aomori.lg.jp/nature/nature/s-kouen_kouen.html |title=青森県内の自然公園 |trans-title=Natural Parks in Aomori Prefecture |language=Japanese |publisher=Aomori Prefecture |accessdate=23 August 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://www.pref.aomori.lg.jp/nature/nature/kouen_tanesashi.html |title=種差海岸階上岳県立自然公園 |trans-title=Tanesashi Kaigan Hashikamidake Prefectural Natural Park |language=Japanese |publisher=Aomori Prefecture |accessdate=23 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519214820/http://www.pref.aomori.lg.jp/nature/nature/kouen_tanesashi.html |archivedate=19 May 2011 }} In 2013 the park was incorporated into Sanriku Fukkō National Park.{{cite web |url=http://www.env.go.jp/park/sanriku/intro/basis.html |title=基礎情報 |trans-title=Basic Information |language=Japanese |publisher=Ministry of the Environment |accessdate=22 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023061458/http://www.env.go.jp/park/sanriku/intro/basis.html |archivedate=23 October 2013 }}{{cite news |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/05/28/editorials/national-park-of-restoration/#.UmbVTyiF9hJ |title=National park of restoration |work=The Japan Times |date=28 May 2013 |accessdate=22 October 2013}}
Samekado Lighthouse, listed as one of the “50 Lighthouses of Japan” by the Japan Lighthouse Association is located on the Tanesashi Coast.
Gallery
File:Tanesashi Hachinohe.JPG |Grassy meadows on the Tanesashi Coast
File:葦毛崎展望台 - panoramio (1).jpg|Rocky beaches
File:OsukaBeach.JPG|Osuga beach
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Tanesashi Beach}}
- [https://www.pref.aomori.lg.jp/bunka/education/kinen_meisyo_3_01.html Aomori Prefectural Government]
Category:Geography of Aomori Prefecture
Category:Places of Scenic Beauty
Category:Tourist attractions in Aomori Prefecture
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