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Itoigawa: Oyashirazu coast

ROCKHOUNDING OPEN / LEGAL DOCUMENTED

Where: Japan · Asia · approx. 37.02, 137.73 (vicinity only)

Why this spot: Rockhounding locality: jade and ophiolite-suite cobbles on a dramatic cliff-foot shingle coast

What turns up: jadeite (rare), nephrite, serpentinite, quartz, jasper

Access: Open / legal.

Beach collecting of loose stones tolerated and promoted for personal amounts; note 2025 rules ended collecting in Itoigawa rivers, so stay on the marine beach

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Pins are approximate by design. This page is historical research, not permission to dig. Check ownership and local law first.