While it’s a mouthful to say Byobugaura, you’ll be speechless upon seeing the stunning “Dover of the Orient!”

Stretching across six miles of Chiba’s coastline from Choshi City to Asahi City, the Byobugaura Cliffs were subjected to violent waves over the millennia, giving them their unique and uneven appearance. Weaving along Pacific Ocean shores, the cliffs, with heights as tall as 50 meters, are noted for the three distinct strata on display. From top to bottom lies the Kanto Loam Stratum, comprising a reddish volcanic material deposited during ancient eruptions from Mount Fuji and Mount Hakone; the layered rocks date back to prehistoric eras, and resemble the famous White Cliffs of Dover.

If you want to appreciate the scale and the striations of the cliffs, as well as the imposing Chiba coast, there’s a footpath skirting the edge of the formation near Choshi Marina. And though the Byobugaura Cliffs are on Japan’s eastern coastline, they are pinned to a little peninsula facing southwest. As a result, you may not be able to see the sunrise, but you might catch an amazing sunset as the sun disappears behind Mount Fuji, especially on clear winter days.