36388 ／ かいようちょう
Tokushima Prefecture 海部郡Seabed patterns remain in the rock.
Shishikui Fossil Ripple Marks01 ／ Ōsato Old Coins
In 1979 a Bizen-type jar 70 cm tall came to light at a building site in Ōsato. It held 70,088 coins, mostly Chinese imports such as Song coins, which seem to have been buried between the mid and late 14th century. The finds are on display at the Kaiyo Town Museum.
02 ／ Todoroki Shrine Waterfall Rite
At Todoroki Shrine's autumn festival, men in white robes carry a portable shrine at a run down 140 stone steps. They pass through the grounds of Ryūō-ji, cut between rocks and cross the stream, then enter the pool below the falls to pray for health, safety and peace.
03 ／ Haha River Giant Mottled Eel Habitat
The Haha River is a tributary of the Kaifu River. Giant mottled eels (オオウナギ, ōunagi) grow 1.5 to 2 m long and, fond of crabs, were also called "kanikui" (crab-eater). The area around Seriwari Rock (せり割り岩), said to be where an eel pushed its way out of a cave, is their habitat; in June, Genji fireflies gather here too.
Living here
A town at the southern tip of Tokushima, formed in 2006 by the merger of Kainan, Kaifu and Shishikui. Area 327.67 km²; population 8,358 (2020 census). The Kaifu River runs north to south and the Shishikui River west to east into the Pacific, and the coast is part of Muroto-Anan Kaigan Quasi-National Park. On the Tokushima Bus Anan–Osaka line timetable, the trip from Osaka to Kaifu in town takes 281 to 291 minutes on downbound buses. Awa-Kainan Station on the JR Mugi Line is the gateway.
−10% since 2015
10,446 → 8,358
28.86km² of it habitable
2024
2.1 people per household
2020
8.4 per 10,000 people
2023
These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.
ACCESS
Travel times follow 徳島バス公式『室戸・生見・阿南－大阪線（梅田・なんば）』の時刻表（運行会社：徳島バス。2024年3月16日ダイヤ改正。最終改定日 R6.3.16）。下り（大阪→室戸・生見方面）の便101・102・103のハービス大阪発→海部着は 6:30→11:11（281分）・8:55→13:46（291分）・12:25→17:11（286分）。上り（海部発→大阪）の便3・4・5はハービス大阪着が 8:12→13:24（312分）・12:47→17:59（312分）・15:17→20:43（326分） (checked 2026-09-30). They vary by time of day.
Shape
North to south
21.5km
If something caught your eye, ask the town itself.
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