Kansui stone (Ibaraki Prefecture) [Famous Japanese Stones]

Cold Stone

Kansuiseki

A type of crystalline limestone from the Paleozoic era (541 million to 252.17 million years ago).
The Kansui stone produced in Hitachi City is pure white and beautiful, and has long been used as paving stones and basin stones in shrines, temples, castles, and Japanese gardens. It is one of the most important stones in Japanese culture.
Mining ended in 2018, and Hitachi-produced Kansui stone is becoming increasingly difficult to obtain.
This would mean that Japanese Kansui stone would no longer be able to decorate the Japanese landscape.

A type of crystalline limestone from the Paleozoic era. The Kansui Stone produced in Hitachi City is pure white and beautiful.
It is an important Japan Stones in Japanese culture and it was used as paving stones or bonseki in shrines, temples, castles and Japanese gardens.
Since mining of Kansui stones ended in 2018, it becomes a rare stones now.