Kiyotsu Gorge

Kiyotsu Gorge
Kiyotsu Gorge
Kiyotsu Gorge is located in Niigata Prefecture
Kiyotsu Gorge
Location within Niigata Prefecture
Kiyotsu Gorge is located in Japan
Kiyotsu Gorge
Location within Japan
LocationYuzawa and Tōkamachi, Japan
Coordinates36°57′14″N 138°45′19″E / 36.95389°N 138.75528°E / 36.95389; 138.75528

Kiyotsu Gorge (清津峡, Kiyotsu-kyō) is a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty and Natural Monument on the border between Yuzawa and Tōkamachi, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.[1]

Kiyotsu-kyō is a canyon located on the Kiyotsu River with a total length is 12.5 kilometers within the Jōshin'etsu-kōgen National Park. The canyon is regarded as one of the three major canyons in Japan, along with the Kurobe Gorge and the Osugidani Gorge. A hot spring resort, the Kiyotsukyō Onsen, is located at the entry to the gorge and attracts a large number of visitors especially during autumn foliage season. There is a pedestrian tunnel with a total length of 750 meters along the wall of the gorge for sightseers. Formerly, there was a climbing path along the side of the river, but it was closed after a rockfall in 1988.

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References

  1. ↑ "清津峡". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
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