Oyasukyo Gorge and Oyasukyo Daifunto (Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture)

Visit Daifunto along Oyasukyo Gorge in Yuzawa City.The rushing waters of the Minase River have deeply eroded the banks on either side for many years, forming the Oyasukyo Gorge. After descending the rocky stairs, you will find a promenade ahead of you. Here you will find the Daifunto, Oyasukyo's most famous location where 98℃ hot water and steam gushes out fiercely from the crevices of the cliff face and where you can experience the power of nature. Enjoy fresh greenery in the spring, the colored leaves in the fall, and the icicles called shigakko in the winter. Masumi Sugae, a traveler in the Edo period (1603-1868) visited the area and wrote in the Takamatsu Diary that "I heard a tremendous sound like the sound of Raijin (Thunder God), and hot water started gushing out."
Enjoy a spectacular view of this V-shaped, 60-meter-deep gorge from Kawarayu Bridge.

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