Rock Spots in Takaoka Area

  • Yoshitsune Iwa
    Travel / Tourism
    Toyama Takaoka-shi Ota
    "The samurai Minamoto no Yoshitsune sheltered in this rock formation when it rained while he was escaping to the safety of Mutsu Province after the Kamakura shogunate government ordered his capture. This in turn is the derivation of the area's name of Amaharashi, which literally means ""break in the rain."" The Amaharashi Coast along which the rock lies was described in Matsuo Basho's famous ""Narrow Road to the Interior"" and has been designated a Place of Scenic Beauty in the modern day. According to legend, the warrior monk Benkei also lifted the boulder in a feat of strength, and some theorize that it was once the burial chamber for an ancient tomb."

Toyama Areas

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Toyama is one of the three prefectures that house the Japanese Alps, with its southern and eastern borders comprising one long stretch of mountains, out of which the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route is forged. While traditional crafts fill the northern coastal cities of Toyama and Takaoka, thatched roof houses offer unrivalled views against a backdrop of fantastic scenery at Gokayama in the mountainous area in the south of the prefecture.

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