Amagi Pass

Japanese: 天城峠 - あまぎとうげ
Amagi Pass

A pass located in the center of the Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture, between Izu City and Kawazu Town in Kamo County. It is 840 meters above sea level. It forms the border between northern and southern Izu, and is the watershed between the Kano River and the Kawazu River. National Route 414, commonly known as the Shimoda Highway, crosses it. The former Amagi Pass road passed through Nihonsugi Pass, west of the current pass. The 446-meter-long old Amagi Tunnel was opened in 1905 (Meiji 38), and the 800-meter-long new Amagi Tunnel was opened as a toll road in 1970 (Showa 45) (it became free in 2000). The old Amagi Tunnel and Amagi Pass were written about in travel writings by Shimazaki Toson and Tayama Katai, and especially appear in Kawabata Yasunari's "The Dancing Girl of Izu." The old road has been turned into a tourist promenade called the "Dancing Girl Course." To the east from the pass, you can pass through Haccho Pond and head to the Amagi mountain range, while to the west, you can follow the ridgeline from Nekkoshi Volcano to Nishina Pass. The area around the pass has been designated the "Showa Forest Amagi Mountain Natural Recreational Forest," and the development of facilities is underway.

[Kitagawa Mitsuo]

[Reference item] | Amagi Yugashima
Old Amagi Tunnel (Amagiyama Tunnel)
A tunnel connecting Izu City and Kawazu Town. Its official name is Amagiyama Tunnel. It was opened in 1905 (Meiji 38). It is 446m long, making it the longest stone road tunnel still standing in Japan. The photo shows the Izu City side. Nationally designated important cultural property Izu City, Shizuoka Prefecture and Kawazu Town, Kamo District © Izu Peninsula Geopark Promotion Council ">

Old Amagi Tunnel (Amagiyama Tunnel)


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

静岡県、伊豆半島中央部、伊豆市と賀茂(かも)郡河津町との間にある峠。標高840メートル。北伊豆と南伊豆との境界をなし、狩野川(かのがわ)と河津川との分水界である。国道414号、通称下田街道(しもだかいどう)が越える。かつての天城越(ごえ)の峠路は、現在の峠の西方にある二本杉峠を通っていた。1905年(明治38)長さ446メートルの旧天城トンネルが開通し、1970年(昭和45)に長さ800メートルの新天城トンネルが有料道路で開通した(2000年無料化)。島崎藤村、田山花袋(かたい)らが紀行文に記し、とくに川端康成(やすなり)の『伊豆の踊子』に登場するのは、旧天城トンネルと天城峠で、旧道は「踊り子コース」として観光用の遊歩道となっている。峠から東へは八丁(はっちょう)池を経て天城連山へ、西は猫越(ねっこ)火山から仁科(にしな)峠への稜線(りょうせん)が縦走コースとなる。峠一帯は「昭和の森天城山自然休養林」に指定され、施設整備が進められている。

[北川光雄]

[参照項目] | 天城湯ヶ島
旧天城トンネル(天城山隧道)
伊豆市と河津町を結ぶトンネル。正式には天城山隧道という。1905年(明治38)開通。全長約446mで、国内に現存する石造道路トンネルのなかで最大長を有する。写真は伊豆市側。国指定重要文化財 静岡県伊豆市・賀茂郡河津町©伊豆半島ジオパーク推進協議会">

旧天城トンネル(天城山隧道)


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