From a Pacific-facing beach
to a limestone cave and a submersible bridge.

The beach where Sakamoto Ryoma's statue faces the Pacific. Less known: the statue was funded by public donations in 1928, an early example of crowd-funded civic art in Japan.

A limestone cave system explored since the Taisho era, with a section still under active geological survey. Some passages remain closed to casual visitors.

Bridges without railings, designed to submerge and survive flooding rather than be swept away — a practical, low-cost engineering tradition rather than a scenic accident.