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Sand dunes are not just in Egypt. They exist in Japan as well and are called the Tottori Saky\u016b (\u9ce5\u53d6\u7802\u4e18<\/strong>) or the Tottori Sand Dunes. These Sand Dunes can be found in Tottori Prefecture (\u9ce5\u53d6\u770c<\/strong>) in the city of Tottori (\u9ce5\u53d6\u5e02<\/strong>). The Dunes are more than a ten thousand years old! They are caused from the sediments of the Ch\u016bgoku Mountains (\u4e2d\u56fd\u5c71\u5730<\/strong>) that are then deposited into various oceans and seas. The wind and sea currents bring sand from the bottom of the seashore where they settle into sand dunes.<\/p>\n T\u014djinb\u014d (\u6771\u5c0b\u574a<\/strong>) is the name for a series of rock cliffs that were formed about fifteen million years ago. The cliffs stretch around a kilometer long. People go to the T\u014djinb\u014d to take pictures of the eerie rock cliffs but sometimes people go there to commit suicide by jumping off the rocks. The locals claim that the name T\u014djinb\u014d comes from the name of a monk that was pushed off the cliffs. Some people believe that the spirit of T\u014djinb\u014d is still roaming around the area.<\/p>\n Takachihokyo (\u9ad8\u5343\u7a42\u5ce1<\/strong>) known in English as Takachiho Gorge; is located in the town of Takachiho (\u9ad8\u5343\u7a42\u753a<\/strong>) in Miyazaki Prefecture (\u5bae\u5d0e\u770c<\/strong>). Tourists go to Takachiho Gorge to see the narrow water passage between the Gorge and the Manai Waterfall (\u771f\u540d\u4e95<\/strong>). If you look at the picture on the left you can see the waterfall towards the back. The Gokase River (\u4e94\u30f6\u702c\u5ddd<\/strong>) is responsible for eroding the Takachiho Gorge into the v-shaped gorge that it is today.<\/p>\n The Akanko no Marimo (\u963f\u5bd2\u6e56\u306e\u30de\u30ea\u30e2<\/strong>) or Marimo of Lake Akan is located in the city of Kushiro (\u91e7\u8def\u5e02<\/strong>) in Hokkaid\u014d (\u5317\u6d77\u9053<\/strong>). The word \u2018Marimo\u2019 literally means \u2018ball seaweed\u2019. It occurs when algae grows into a densely packed green ball. The bottom of Lake Akan is especially rife with these Marimo. They are beautiful to watch because they look like velvety balls floating in the water. The marimo in Lake Akan can grow relatively large, up to twenty to thirty centimeters.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Japan is one of the most geographically and ecologically diverse nations in the world. Some of these environmentally unique locations will totally stun you and open your eyes to a country that has a whole range of sights to see. One of these captivating places is the Naruto no Uzushio (\u9cf4\u9580\u306e\u6e26\u6f6e) or Whirlpools of the…<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2011\/06\/Marimo_lake_akann-350x263.jpg\")