Akana Pass - Akana Pass

A pass that forms a watershed on the border between Shimane and Hiroshima prefectures in the central part of the Chugoku Mountains. It is 630 meters above sea level. It has long been a strategic point connecting Izumo and Bingo, and a checkpoint and rest area were established here. The opening of the Akana Tunnel (597 meters long) on ​​National Route 54 in 1964 (Showa 39) significantly shortened the distance between Hiroshima and Matsue.

[Akifumi Nomoto]

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中国山地中央部、島根・広島県境にある分水界をなす峠。標高630メートル。古くから出雲(いずも)と備後(びんご)を結ぶ要地で関所や休み所が置かれた。1964年（昭和39）の国道54号赤名トンネル（延長597メートル）の開通で広島・松江両市間の距離を大幅に短縮した。

［野本晃史］

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