Aoshima Island & Devil's Washboard
A tiny jungle-covered island connected to the mainland by a 300m bridge, surrounded by 'Devil's Washboard' — perfectly rippled rock formations shaped by millennia of ocean waves.
2 hours
Free
Subtropical — warm year-round; avoid typhoon season (Aug-Sep)
30 min by train from Miyazaki Station
Location
Why Visit
- 1
World-famous 'Devil's Washboard' rippled rock coastline
- 2
Dense subtropical jungle on a tiny island
- 3
Aoshima Shrine — sea god worship site for 1,000 years
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