Near a lighthouse, between Ohama Campground and Cobalt Blue Beach on Tsunoshima, live some rocks. They are indeed alive; so close to civilization yet in an undeveloped area, they thrive with marine life and are home to osprey patrolling the shoreline grasses and beaches. Look closely, deep in their cracks and crevices and across their broad surfaces, and discover their character softly singing out to you. Their stories whisper a colorful, ancient melody.
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A Solid-Rock Nature Walk
Cliffs, shallows, and life on Tsunoshima
![This is kame-no-te, literally "turtle foot," an edible stalked barnacle (Capitulum mitella)](http://a1.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/9937-62095/320x240!/yamaguchi-a-solid-rock-nature-walk-62095.jpg "This is kame-no-te, literally "turtle foot," an edible stalked barnacle (Capitulum mitella)")
![Looking back on the "church" and campsite from the grass above the rocks](http://a0.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/9937-62111/320x240!/yamaguchi-a-solid-rock-nature-walk-62111.jpg "Looking back on the "church" and campsite from the grass above the rocks")
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