Ishigatani Gorge

...The hot springs, bathhouses and other features have been well preserved, and the area has been designated an Important Tangible Folk Cultural Property by the government as the former hot springs resort of Yunoyama Myojin Shrine. The nearby tributary of the Minauchi River is the scenic Ishigaya Gorge. This Hanakou Rock valley is lined with strangely shaped rock walls such as Myogoiwa and Byobuiwa, stretching for about 7km, and there are numerous waterfalls within the gorge.

*Some of the terms mentioned in "Ishigaya Gorge" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…湯坪，湯舎など当時の姿をよくとどめ，湯ノ山明神旧湯治場として国の重要有形民俗文化財に指定されている。近くの水内川支流には景勝地の石ヶ谷峡がある。花コウ岩の渓谷で，約7kmにわたって名号岩，屛風岩など奇岩の岩壁が連なり，峡中には多数の滝がある。…

※「石ヶ谷峡」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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