Hotokegaura
Open by month
Partly closed in January: some days or parts are closed — see the official site.
Partly closed in February: some days or parts are closed — see the official site.
Partly closed in March: some days or parts are closed — see the official site.
Partly closed in April: some days or parts are closed — see the official site.
Open in May. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in June. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in July. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in August. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in September. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in October. No seasonal closure recorded.
Partly closed in November: some days or parts are closed — see the official site.
Partly closed in December: some days or parts are closed — see the official site.
Checked against the official site on 2026-10-15.
Pale green-white rock pinnacles line about 2 km of coast. A sightseeing boat from Sai port (about 30 min) shows them from the sea and lands for a walk.
Place of Scenic Beauty and Natural Monument
Nearby
- Osorezan Bodaiji (Mt. Osore) ≈ 55 min by car
- Cape Tappi ≈ 1 h 25 min by car
Travel times are rough estimates by car.
- Getting there
- Shimokita Kotsu bus (Sai line) from JR Shimokita Sta. about 2 h 20 min to Sai port (Arsas), then a sightseeing boat about 30 min
Few buses — check times or join a tour - Fee
- Boat round trip adults 3,000 yen, elementary 1,500 yen (one way adults 1,600 yen)
- Good to know
- Boats run May 1 to end of October (regular sailings from Sai 10:30 and 13:00) and are often cancelled in bad weather. By road, a steep path from the car park takes about 40 min round trip
- Time needed
- 2 h 30 min
Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-15. Report outdated info