Oarai boasts a dramatic and rugged shore line that is unlike any other place on Earth. The best place to take in this truly mystical landscape is at the torii gate of the Isosaki Shrine, where legend says that ancient Shinto gods gather. Located on a hill, surrounded by Japanese black pines and chinquapin trees, the views are magnificent and also the location of the Oarai Sea Museum, built in commemoration of the 1100th anniversary of the shrine. Spiritual Oarai is also a gateway to the shrines and temples of Nikko deemed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.