Oki Islands — Dogo & DozenIsland-Hopping.
Distance
110 km
Duration
2 days
Climb
900 m
Oki Islands — Dogo & Dozen Island-Hopping.
A two-day island-hopping tour of the Oki Islands, a UNESCO Global Geopark in the Sea of Japan. Day one circles Dogo, the biggest island, past sacred waterfalls and the Candle Island sea spire. Day two crosses the drowned caldera by ferry to Nishinoshima and the 257m Matengai sea cliff of the Kuniga Coast.
Quick facts
SurfaceMixed
Distance110 km
Days2
Total climb900 m
DifficultyModerate
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2 days, 2 moods.
A suggested split across 2 days with 10 waypoints to discover along the way.
Saigo Port (Dogo)Start · The main gateway of the Oki Islands, a UNESCO Global Geopark. Unload the ferry and fuel up in Saigo town.
Tamawakasu-mikoto ShrineScenic Point · The chief shrine of the Oki islands, guarded by an 800-year-old cedar. Quiet and deeply atmospheric.
Dangyo FallsScenic Point · Sacred male-and-female twin waterfalls in old-growth cedar forest. A short walk from the road up a mossy gorge.
Rosokujima Candle Island ViewpointPhoto Spot · A 20m sea spire off the northwest coast. At sunset, from the right angle, the sun sits on its tip so the rock appears to be a lit candle. Boat tours run at dusk.
Saigo TownOvernight · Overnight in Saigo. Book the morning inter-island ferry to the Dozen group before you turn in.
Ferry Dogo to Nishinoshima (Beppu Port)Ferry · The inter-island ferry crosses the flooded caldera of an ancient volcano to Nishinoshima. Ride straight off at Beppu Port.
Akao Observatory — Kuniga CoastScenic Point · The clifftop rim of the old crater, where wild Oki ponies and cattle graze right to the edge. Views down the whole Kuniga Coast.
Matengai CliffPhoto Spot · A 257m sheer sea cliff dropping straight into the sea — among the highest in Japan. A footpath runs along the top for the full look.
Takuhi ShrineScenic Point · Set in dark cedar forest, its main hall is said to be the oldest surviving shrine building in the Oki islands, once a beacon for sailors.
Beppu Port, NishinoshimaEnd · End at the port. Catch the ferry back to the mainland at Sakaiminato from here.
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