Stones for viewing are as follows: stones reminiscent of mountain rocks or rocks on the sea including Yamagata-ishi, Toyama-ishi, Iwagata-ishi and Taki-ishi (mentioned later); exotic figured stones including Kikuka-seki and Tora-ishi; funny shaped Sugata-ishi; stones of beautiful colors and so on.
鑑賞される石は例えば、山景や海上の岩の姿を連想できる、山形石、遠山石、岩潟石、滝石など（後述）や、菊花石や虎石などの模様の珍しい紋石や、形の面白い姿石、色彩の美しい石などである。