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Our guide
Hotokegaura is a series of rock formations along the sea cliffs on the west coast of the Shimokita Peninsula, at the entrance to Mutsu Bay in Aomori. The rocks were made a prefectural Natural Monument in 1934 and, from 23 April 1941, a national Place of Scenic Beauty and Natural Monument. Since 1968 they have been within Shimokita Hantō Quasi-National Park, and in 1975 the surrounding waters became Hotokegaura Marine Park.
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Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Hotokegaura aomori prefecture 2006-10-08 — Geomr · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Renge–iwa, Hotokegaura — Own work · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Gokurakuhama, Hotokegaura — 利用者:金沢 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Aomori- Hotokegaura-m — SQZ · CC BY 4.0 · source · resized
- Hotokegaura — Angaurits · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Hotokegaura from R338 — Soica2001 ( talk ) · Public domain · source · resized
- 仏ヶ浦 - panoramio — Tomokazu Kitjaima · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- 仏ヶ浦 - panoramio (1) — Yobito KAYANUMA · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Hotokegaura (仏ヶ浦) - panoramio — Feri88 · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- Hotokegaura (仏ヶ浦) - panoramio (2) — Feri88 · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Hotokegaura (仏ヶ浦 also 仏宇多, Hotoke-ga-ura) is a series of rock formations along the sea cliffs on the west coast of Shimokita Peninsula at the entrance to Mutsu Bay in far northern Japan. These rock formations were designed a Natural Monument of Aomori Prefecture in 1934, and became further protected from April 23, 1941 as a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty and Natural Monument, From 1968, the rock formations were also located within the borders of the Shimokita Hantō Quasi-National Park. In 1975, the surrounding waters were designated as Hotokegaura Marine Park.
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