Genbikei Gorge

Iwate Prefecture · Japan

Genbikei Gorge, Japan
Photo: 663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
spring to autumn
Accessibility
limited
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A short but dramatic gorge where the river carves through volcanic rock into pools and small falls. It is famous for a basket-and-pulley delivery of dumplings that shopkeepers send flying across the ravine to visitors.

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