Kamitategani-iwa Rock

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A giant strange rock about 30 meters high towering on the coastline of Nushima. It is likened to the "Ame-no-Nuboko" used by the two gods Izanagi and Izanami when creating the nation in Japanese mythology, and is known as a power spot symbolizing the island. In the center of the rock, there is a naturally formed heart-shaped cavity, and it is said that if you capture this in a photo, good luck will come, or love will be fulfilled. Its appearance of standing with dignity while being buffeted by rough waves is divine, and the dynamism when viewed up close from a sightseeing boat is a masterpiece. It is a place with very strong energy where the legends of Japan's beginning and wonders of formation created by nature coexist.

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Kamitategani-iwa Rock

Address: Nushima, Minamiawaji-shi, Hyogo
Website: https://www.city.minamiawaji.hyogo.jp/life/3/
Operator: Minamiawaji City General Affairs Division

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