Makizaki Wind Park

Basalt coastline and grassy, flowery trails

Tristan Scholze Feb 13, 2014 - 1 min read

<p>Looking down from the cliffs to the sea</p>

<p>Any path you choose leads to beauty</p>

<p>This calm spring dusk brought no flowering waves my way</p>

<p>Yet there were flowers to be found on shore, like this tiny thistle</p>

<p>These basalt formations were once molten lava</p>

<p>Close-up of a hearty plant that doesn't mind the wind and thin, rocky soil</p>

<p>Pathways through the grassy, rocky landscape</p>

<p>Tiny white flowers appear in what appeared to be nothing but grass at first</p>

This island cape extending into the Sea of Japan is a small, rare, and curious ecosystem you can readily enjoy. From the free parking lot at the end of the road, stroll straight up the path through what was once ancient pasture. Here, the landscape becomes mostly green, with the grasses growing shorter and shorter toward the shore. The area is windswept and lined with hard igneous rock at the water’s edge. There are no trees here, just small, scrubby bushes and hearty flowers in this harsh environment. The breeze also brings beauty in from the deep to Tsunoshima in the form of nami-no-hana, or “flowering” wave crests, especially during the winter.

Tristan Scholze @tristan.scholze

I'm also known as Faer Out. I love learning about people and nature. I've traveled around the world and throughout Japan, and I hope to continue seeing and experiencing the wonder of this planet as long as I live.Based in Japan for nearly two decades, I'm a Japan Travel expert for Fukuoka and Sag...