Going toward the west along the Marine Line in Takeno-cho, Kinosaki-gun, Hyogo Pref. and passing by Kirihama Beach, you will see a strange-shaped rock called Hasakari Rock. It looks as if a round rock has been wedged between the other two outcropping rocks. Actually, these three rocks used to form one large rock, but the central part had been eroded by waves to form a tunnel, and then the upper part of the tunnel crumbled and was wedged between the two columnar rocks. The word “hasakari” means to be wedged and get stuck” in the dialect of Tajima District (presently Hyogo Pref.). The rock is designated as a prefectural cultural property, by which the zest of formative arts by nature can be experienced.