Title Yoggo Valley

  • Kagoshima
Topic(s):
Historic Sites/Castle Ruins Nature/Ecology
Medium/Media of Use:
Pamphlet App, QR code, etc.
Text Length:
≤250 Words
FY Prepared:
2018
Associated Tourism Board:
yakushimagaikokujinkankosokushinkyogikai

横河渓谷

永田集落の奥にある小さな道は、静かな横河渓谷に通じています。横河という名前は、ここ永田集落の方言で、憩いや娯楽の場所を意味する「よこご」という言葉に由来します。


永田の住民にとって、横河渓谷は、人間の世界と神々の山の境界です。山での参拝から戻ると、ここで、お酒で迎えられます。


谷の大きな花崗岩の間に、泳ぐのに適した広い天然のプールがあり、その水はとてもきれいなので、飲むこともできます。しかし雨天時に横河渓谷の水に入る場合は、注意しましょう。過去には、渓流が氾濫し、大きな事故が起こったことがあります。

Yoggo Valley


A small path behind the village of Nagata leads to the serene Yoggo Valley. The name Yoggo is thought to derive from the word yokogo, which means a place of relaxation and recreation in the local Nagata dialect.


For the villagers of Nagata, Yoggo Valley forms the boundary between the world of humans and the mountains of the gods. When men return from worship in the mountains, they are greeted here with liquor.


Between the valley’s big granite rocks there is a large natural pool suitable for swimming, with water so clean it can be drunk. However, visitors should be careful when entering the water in Yoggo Valley during rainfall. The pool can overflow, and accidents have occurred here.

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