Kuroyama Three Waterfalls

Japanese: 黒山三滝 - くろやまさんたき
Kuroyama Three Waterfalls

This waterfall is located in the western part of Ogosemachi, Iruma-gun, Saitama Prefecture. It flows through the Oppe River, a tributary of the Iruma River, and consists of three waterfalls, the largest of which is Tengudaki, and the slightly upstream Odaki and Medaki waterfalls, with the hardest chert formations among the Chichibu Mesozoic and Paleozoic strata. In the past, it was used as a training ground for ascetic monks, but in recent years it has become a tourist spot with a well-maintained walking trail. At the source of the Oppe River is Kuroyama Onsen. The surrounding area belongs to the Prefectural Kuroyama Nature Park. The waterfalls are opened to the public on the first Sunday of July every year. It is a 25-minute bus ride from Ogose Station on the JR Hachiko Line or Tobu Railway Ogose Line, and a 10-minute walk from the bus stop.

[Masatami Nakayama]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

埼玉県入間(いるま)郡越生町(おごせまち)西部にある滝。入間川の支流越辺(おっぺ)川にかかり、秩父中・古生層のなかでも硬いチャートを造瀑(ぞうばく)層として、最大の天滝狗(てんぐだき)、やや上流の男滝(おだき)、女滝(めだき)の三つの滝からなる。昔は修験者(しゅげんじゃ)の道場として使われたが、最近では遊歩道の整備された観光地となっている。越辺川の源流部には黒山温泉がある。付近一帯は県立黒山自然公園に属する。毎年7月の第1日曜には滝開きが行われる。JR八高(はちこう)線、東武鉄道越生線越生駅からバスで25分、下車後徒歩10分。

[中山正民]

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