Title Oku-Hagi Valley Chōmonkyō Gorge: A Natural Wonder

  • Yamaguchi
Topic(s):
Nature/Ecology
Medium/Media of Use:
Interpretive Sign
Text Length:
≤250 Words
FY Prepared:
2020
Associated Tourism Board:
hagi gaikokunokataniwakariyasuikaisetsubunseibi suishinkyogikai
Associated Address:
602, Emukai, Hagi-shi , Yamaguchi

奥萩渓谷長門峡の自然の不思議

山口県中央の山間部から日本海に流れ込む阿武川。阿武川ダムによってできた湖に流れ込む前は、川の両岸は険しい垂直の断崖絶壁になっている。全長12kmの長門峡があり、川岸に沿って緑豊かな風景の中を遊歩道が整備されている。峡谷の入口で二つの川がぶつかり合い、下流に落ちていく。この絶景は1800年代以降、多くの画家たちの絵画の題材となってきた。ここでは植物と野生動物、そして人が穏やかに自然の中で共存している。


須佐・江崎湾

高山によって分断された須佐・江崎の天然の港は、千年以上も昔から漁師たちに利用されてきた。江戸時代(1603~1867)にはこれらの港から萩城下町に魚が送られ、そこからさらに大阪の堺の賑やかな市場に送られていた。また、須佐は砂岩と泥岩の層状断崖「須佐ホルンフェルス」がある場所でもある。


Oku-Hagi Valley Chōmonkyō Gorge: A Natural Wonder

The Abu River flows out of the mountains in the center of Yamaguchi Prefecture into the Japan Sea. Before the river flows into a lake created by Abugawa Dam, both sides of the river are steep vertical cliffs. The 12-kilometer span is called Chōmonkyō Gorge, and a walkway runs through the verdant scenery along the riverbank. At the entrance to the gorge, two rivers collide and plunge downstream. The spectacular sight has been the subject of many artists’ paintings since the 1800s. Plants, wildlife, and human visitors can co-exist peacefully here in nature.


Susa and Esaki Bays

The natural harbors of Susa and Esaki, which are bifurcated by Mt. Kōyama, have been used by fishermen for over a thousand years. Fish from these ports was sent to Hagi Castle Town during the Edo period (1603–1867), and from there they were sent to the bustling markets of Sakai in Osaka. Susa is also the location of the Susa Hornfels, a cliff of stratified sandstone and mudstone.


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