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Rockhounding in Japan
42 researched sites, each with an access tier, evidence tier and site history.
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- Akatani Mine, Japan · mineral · Gray area
- Arakawa Mine, Japan · mineral · Gray area
- Ashio Copper Mine, Japan · mineral · Gray area
- Goshoura Island: Trigonia sandstone collecting site · fossil · Licensed / permit
- Hosokura Mine, Japan · mineral · Permission required
- Ichinokawa Mine, Japan · mineral · Gray area
- Inakuraishi Mine, Japan · mineral · Gray area
- Ishikawa Pegmatites, Japan · mineral · Permission required
- Itoigawa Jadeite, Japan · gem · Gray area
- Itoigawa: Hisui Kaigan jade beach (Oshiage) · gem · Open / legal
- Itoigawa: Oyashirazu coast · gem · Open / legal
- Iwaki: Ammonite Center, Okucho Tsurubusa · fossil · Licensed / permit
- Izu Kawazu: Shobuzawa (Shobuza) beach · agate · Clean
- Izu Toi: Toi Kinzan gold mine panning · gold · Licensed / permit
- Kamioka Mine, Japan · mineral · Prohibited / view only
- Kaso Mine, Japan · mineral · Gray area
- Katsuyama: FPDM Outdoor Dinosaur Museum, Kitadani quarry · fossil · Licensed / permit
- Kofu crystal district: Otome mine and Shosenkyo · crystal · Prohibited / view only
- Kuji Amber, Japan · fossil · Permission required
- Kuji: Amber Museum dig site, Kokuji-cho · amber · Licensed / permit
- Mifune: dinosaur fossil dig, Tourist Exchange Center · fossil · Licensed / permit
- Minobu: Yunooku Gold Mine Museum panning (Shimobe) · gold · Licensed / permit
- Mizunami: Fossil outdoor learning site, Toki River at Matsugase · fossil · Permission required
- Naegi (Tsukiyoshi), Japan · mineral · Gray area
- Nagano: Wada Pass obsidian (Higashi-mochiya roadside) · mineral · Restricted
- Nakatsugawa: Naegi pegmatite district topaz · crystal · Gray area
- Oarai-Hitachinaka coast: Isosaki shrine and Isozaki beaches · agate · Clean
- Obira Mine, Japan · mineral · Gray area
- Osarizawa Mine, Japan · mineral · Permission required
- Otani Mine, Japan · mineral · Gray area
- Otome Mine (Kofu), Japan · mineral · Gray area
- Otsu: Tanakamiyama district, Seta-Daido river gravels · crystal · Gray area
- Oya Stone Quarries, Japan · mineral · Permission required
- Rebun Island: Menou-hama agate beach (Motochi) · agate · Open / legal
- Sado Gold Mine, Japan · mineral · Prohibited / view only
- Sado Island: Nishimikawa Gold Park placer panning · gold · Licensed / permit
- Tanokamiyama, Japan · mineral · Gray area
- Toki-Mizunami: Toki River gravel bars · mineral · Clean
- Toyoha Mine, Japan · mineral · Gray area
- Tsugaru Peninsula: Horozuki coast nishiki-ishi beaches · agate · Clean
- Wada Pass Obsidian, Japan · mineral · Gray area
- Yaguki Mine, Japan · mineral · Gray area