On 1$B7n(B12$BF|(B, $B8a8e(B5:49, jzfredricks wrote:
Hi,

just wondering if anyone could please help me put a name to the type
of rock used (as a stepping stone) in this picture;

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mamamimmy/3080572852/

I'd like to copy the path here, but need the name of the stone!

thanks in advance

Hi

The stepping stones in your picture is called '$BE4J?@P(B (teppei-ishi, ishi
means 'stone')',
and its materials are andesite.
it seems that there are some ways of arranging the stones.
you can see a little bit about it in a following site: (sorry, they
are all written in japanese.)
http://www.miwa-sangyo.com/main/tobiishi01.htm

Ono