title: Hokuriku Tales vol.3

Summary

A book of five stories about Fukui, Ishikawa and Toyama with useful data vol.3

Chapter IVNatural wonders of HokurikuOn holidays, many people come to look forprecious stones on the“Jade Beach.”Part 2. ShorelinesThe Hokuriku shorelines abounds with innature’s formative designs, some surrealChapter IV Natural wonders of Hokuriku Geo-tours: Feel the robust dynamism of the Hokuriku landscapeDid you know Toyama has a beach where preciousstones drift ashore?Commonly known as“Jade Beach,”the Miyazaki-Sakai Beach of AsahimachiTown, Toyama has jade gemstones which drift ashore. You should look for whiterough-surfaced hard stones with a sort of transparency. However some jadestones are green and others are neither white nor green. And it’s not just jadestones. You can lose track of time, collecting the other beautiful stones that arein abundance on the beach.Charming stones you can findon Miyazaki Beach (includingjade if you are lucky)Jade is a gemstones that has beenfound and treasured in Japan sinceancient times. It is heavy and hard,and its appraisal is quite difficultfor a lay person. Asahimachi has anumber of gemologists registered tothe town’s tourism association, whotake groups of visitors on gemstonediscovery tours.Hokuriku Tales vol.3 33