Sanbashiki Gorge

Sanbashiki Gorge is a valley directly below Shimokubo Dam. It is lined with huge green rocks called green schist and strangely shaped rocks, stretching for about 1.5 kilometers. The beautiful shapes and colors of the rocks create a beautiful landscape, and it has been designated as a national scenic spot and natural monument. Since the early Edo period, they have been prized as garden stones and quarried, so this is the only place where they remain in their natural state. The famous stones in the gorge are given names, and in the past, there were people who made a living by guiding visitors to the gorge. "48 Sanbashiki Gorge Stones" In Sanbashiki Gorge, the famous Sanbashiki stones, known as the "48 Sanbashiki Stones," are lined up in a V-shaped valley. The landscape created by the rocks called Sanbagawa metamorphic rocks and the flow and pools of the Kanagawa River is truly a work of art created by nature. Take a stroll and imagine the world felt by people in the Edo period, when there was no media such as television or photography.