Geibikei Gorge

Iwate Prefecture · Japan

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

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Best time to go
spring to autumn
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limited
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A limestone canyon navigated by flat wooden boats poled upstream between towering cliffs up to a hundred metres tall. The boatmen traditionally sing folk songs whose echoes carry along the still green water.

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