Japan Sea Coast From Torii to Kute

 

Torii has a small harbour, literally a stone's throw from the much bigger Wae Port, probably the biggest port I had yet visited on this walk along the Sea of Japan coast in the Iwami region of Shimane.

Part of the rocky outcropping that makes the eastern edge of the harbour at Torii is a small natural arch or bridge creted by erosion.

After that the beach stretches away towards the next headland.

the narrow coast road heads over the headland...

... to another beach that curves towards the next headland...

Just before that headland is the settlement and fishing harbour of Kute.

The beach is well "protected" by lines of concrete tetrapods offshore....

It's listed as a park but doesn't seem to be a particularly popular beach as there are no eateries, shops, or lodgings nearby....

Kute is relatively large and the harbor is a decent size but just inland is a largish area of paddies so I think farming is at least as important as fishing...

The previous post was on the stretch of coast around Wae Harbour