Part of coastline rises by 15 meters on northern Japan peninsula

Part of coastline rises by 15 meters on northern Japan peninsula

Part of the shoreline in Rausu on the Shiretoko Peninsula, a World Heritage site on the eastern tip of Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido, has risen by some 15 meters as seen in this photo taken on April 25, 2015. Experts have yet to determine the cause of the rise. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

  • Product Code
  • ILEA000068562
  • Registered date
  • 2015/4/25 10:20:23
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • Media size
  • 3553 × 2331 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 240 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 1.26(MB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos
    Japanese high school students visit World Heritage site in New Delhi

    Japanese high school students visit World Heritage site in New Delhi

    Students of Nishiyamato Gakuen High School in Kitakatsuragi, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, visit Humayun's Tomb, a UNESCO World Heritage site, in New Delhi on Nov. 1, 2015, as part of the school's excursion to the Indian capital. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
      Participants in cycling tour pose before World Heritage furnace

      Participants in cycling tour pose before World Heritage furnace

      Participants in a cycling tour along the Kano River on the Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, pose on Sept. 26, 2015, in front of the Nirayama reverberatory furnace, an old Japanese industrial site added to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list last July. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
        Hiroshima A-Bomb Dome needs steps to prevent deterioration: survey

        Hiroshima A-Bomb Dome needs steps to prevent deterioration: survey

        The Atomic Bomb Dome, a UNESCO World Heritage site and part of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, is seen on Aug. 27, 2015. The city government announced the same day that a survey on the condition of the 100-year-old building shows measures need to be taken to prevent further deterioration such as corrosion of steel frames and cracks in the walls. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
          S. Korean man tells of hard labor at WWII steel works

          S. Korean man tells of hard labor at WWII steel works

          Chu Sok Bong, a 91-year old civilian who was brought in 1943 from the Korean Peninsula to Japan and forced to work at the Yawata Steel Works in Kitakyushu, southwestern Japan, under harsh conditions, tells his story in this photo taken in May 2015, in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. He said the past cannot be erased but showed understanding of the site's addition to the World Cultural Heritage list. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
            People draw floats in town on Shiretoko Peninsula, northern Japan

            People draw floats in town on Shiretoko Peninsula, northern Japan

            Some 1,300 people join a parade of floats with giant paper lanterns on July 24, 2015, on a street in Shari on the Shiretoko Peninsula jutting into the Sea of Okhotsk off Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido. The Shiretoko Shari Neputa festival took place amid a festive mood, celebrating the 10th anniversary of the peninsula's designation as a UNESCO World Heritage site. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
              Floats parade in town on Shiretoko Peninsula, northern Japan

              Floats parade in town on Shiretoko Peninsula, northern Japan

              Floats with giant paper lanterns parade on July 24, 2015, on a street in Shari on the Shiretoko Peninsula jutting into the Sea of Okhotsk off Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido. The Shiretoko Shari Neputa festival took place amid a festive mood, celebrating the 10th anniversary of the peninsula's designation as a UNESCO World Heritage site. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
                Shiretoko Peninsula marks 10th anniv. of World Heritage listing

                Shiretoko Peninsula marks 10th anniv. of World Heritage listing

                A pod of killer whales swims in waters off Rausu on the Shiretoko Peninsula on the eastern tip of Japan's northernmost main island on May 31, 2015. Shiretoko marked the 10th anniversary of its listing as a UNESCO World Heritage site on July 17. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
                  Sperm whale spotted off Shiretoko Peninsula, northern Japan

                  Sperm whale spotted off Shiretoko Peninsula, northern Japan

                  A sperm whale ducks deep into the sea while lobtailing off Rausu port on the Shiretoko Peninsula on the eastern tip of Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on July 16, 2015. Kunashiri, one of the Russian-held islands claimed by Japan, is seen in the back. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
                    Fishermen haul net off Shiretoko Peninsula

                    Fishermen haul net off Shiretoko Peninsula

                    Fishermen haul a fixed net placed in the waters off Hatsusaburo Ose's fishing shed in the Rusha district of the Shiretoko Peninsula facing the Sea of Okhotsk, Hokkaido, Japan, on July 2, 2015. Shiretoko, which includes the land from the central part of the peninsula to Shiretoko Cape and the surrounding marine area, was added to UNESCO's World Heritage list in July 2005. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
                      Man chases off brown bears on Shiretoko Peninsula

                      Man chases off brown bears on Shiretoko Peninsula

                      Hatsusaburo Ose chases off brown bears (in the background) around his fishing shed in the Rusha district on the Shiretoko Peninsula facing the Sea of Okhotsk, Hokkaido, Japan, on July 2, 2015. Shiretoko, which includes the land from the central part of the peninsula to Shiretoko Cape and the surrounding marine area, was added to UNESCO's World Heritage list in July 2005. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo