Autumn Night Light-Up Event
Every November, the rock pillars are lit up in vibrant changing colors reflected on the tidal waters.
Hashigui-iwa 40 Coastal Rock Pillars
An extraordinary geological formation in Kushimoto consisting of a straight 850-meter line of roughly 40 towering rock monoliths rising from the sea like the piers of an unfinished bridge, created by magma intrusion and coastal erosion.
- Best time
- All year
- Entry
- Not checked · Check the official site ↗
- Parking
- Nearby parking · 8 min walk · Navigate ↗Nearby parking · 9 min walk · Navigate ↗
- Getting there
- Plan the route from your start ↓ · Open in Google Maps ↗
- Official info
- kankou-kushimoto.jp ↗
💡 Reference photograph; views and access can change.
📷 663highland · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source
Weather for your date
Today shows live hourly weather. Future dates show the best available report.
25°C
Partly cloudy
💧 16% rain chance · wind 10 km/h
Hourly forecast
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Forecast: Open-Meteo
Directions to Hashigui-iwa 40 Coastal Rock Pillars
Leave the start blank to choose your current location in Google Maps. The pin is an approximate landmark; check the entrance and live services in Maps.
When to see this place
Typical viewing windows. Weather and bloom dates vary each year; these are not live forecasts.
Suitability
Stroller: Accessible
Nursing room: Available
Noise level: quiet
Kids: Roadside station viewing platform is fully paved; low-tide rocky tidal pools require caution.
Rules
Fire: no fire
Drones: permit required
Nearby places
Within 30 km, closest first.
WakayamaKii-Oshima Island
An island off Kushimoto at Honshu's southern tip, linked by bridge, with the Kashinozaki lighthouse and the Turkish memorial museum.
3 km away
WakayamaNachi Waterfall
A dramatic waterfall in the sacred forest landscape of Nachi, near shrines and temples. Steps and spray can make surfaces slippery. Check local access after heavy rain.
22 km away
Sources, photo credits and verification
Place information: Official tourism source
- 1. Linear chain of 40 natural volcanic rock pillars rising out of the ocean at Hashigui-iwa · 663highland · Source ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0