Shirasaki Kaiyo park

What it is

• A seaside park in Wakayama Prefecture.
• Registered as a roadside station in August 2009.
• Located on Shirasaki Coast, one of Japan's Top 100 Beaches.

What to see

• The entire park is surrounded by white limestone.
• A shell museum is located within the park.
• Numerous diving spots are available.
• Fossils of fusulinids and sea lilies in former quarry sites.
• Narcissus flowers are a habitat here.

When to go

• Large flocks of black-tailed gulls arrive from March to July.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.