Okudoro

Japanese: 奥瀞 - おくどろ
Okudoro

...The river is a scenic river with many steep incisions and meanders, and is included in Yoshino-Kumano National Park. It is divided into Shimotoro, about 1.2 km downstream between Tamakiguchi, Kumanogawa-cho, Wakayama Prefecture, and Tato, Totsukawa-mura, Nara Prefecture; Kamitoro, about 2 km upstream between Tato and Wada, Kiwa-cho, Mie Prefecture; and Okutoro, about 28 km upstream to Nanairo, Kitayama-mura, Wakayama Prefecture. It is also known as Kitayama Gorge, but in the narrow sense Kitayama Gorge refers to Okutoro. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Okutoro" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…川は激しく穿入(せんにゆう)蛇行して景勝をなし,吉野熊野国立公園に含まれている。下流の和歌山県熊野川町玉置口と奈良県十津川村田戸の間約1.2kmの下瀞,田戸とその上流三重県紀和町和田の間約2kmの上瀞,さらに上流の和歌山県北山村七色まで約28kmの奥瀞に分かれる。北山峡とも総称するが,北山峡は狭義には奥瀞をいう。…

※「奥瀞」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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