"Yasuraufukane", locally called Ifangani, has a reddish-black color due to iron oxidation. It measures 7.5 x 3.9 x 2.4 m, and matches the description of an "iron-like stone" in the "Kimyou-Henni Ki" (an old document, it literary means "Strange Incidents Records" old document). Before the Meiwa Tsunami, it was located about 54.6 m ("30-ken") to the south. "Tsunami Stones on the East Coast of Ishigaki Island" is the collective name for five huge stones ("Tsunami-oishi", "Takakoruse-ishi", "Amatariyasuuare", "Yasuraufukane", and "Bari-ishi") on the east side of Ishigaki Island that were washed up or moved by the 1771 Meiwa Tsunami. They were designated as a national natural treasure in 2013.

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