Ao-no-domon

4.0

In the Edo period a Zenkai high priest who was grieved at men and horses losing their lives on the perilous road, spent 30 years carving out a tunnel with just chisel and hammer together with his masons. It is said that this tale was the basis of Kan Kikuchi’s novel “Beyond Love and Hate.” Even today, in one part of the tunnel the remaining marks of the chisel work can be seen.

Spot details

Address: Oita Pref. Nakatsushi Honyabakeimachisogi Map
Area: Usa / Nakatsu Area
Phone: 0979522211
Hours: Open 24 hours
Closed: open everyday
Fees: Free
Parking Lot: Available(Cars85spaces, Large-sized vehicles7spaces)
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Available (DoSPOT Wi-Fi) * In public toilet
Estimated stay time: 0-30 minutes

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

Very interesting

Reviewed : 2021.01.26

Ao Cave is well known thanks to the novel “Onshuno Kanatani”, written by Kikuchi Kan. The novel is based on a real story of a bonze who dug the tunnel for local people. I had expected a very...
Nature

Reviewed : 2019.08.10

Enjoy nature and some histrical things around here and feed the carps for relax. Now, July 10th, it might too hot to walk aroud. In Autumn is the best season to visit.
Meanigful

Reviewed : 2016.09.24

The site was around 30 minutes of drive away from the Nakatsu Station. I took the city bus and the fare was 600 yen one-way.The scenery was nice. However, the story of the cane was very...