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Level 1Sight-Seeing Trails to Experience the Natural Environment of the Mountains

1-1Shirataniunsui-kyo Ravine (Yayoi-sugi Cedar course)

A route for viewing the Yayoi Sugi, selected as one of the giant trees of Japan. The route includes wooden and stone-paved walkways, and walking in relatively light clothing is possible. The trail includes wooden steps with steep gradients, and care to avoid tripping, and sufficient strength, are necessary.

Trekking information
Total distance 2.0 km (for reference)
Level of physical strength 1
Level of difficulty A
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Approval by the Director-General of the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan based on the Survey Act (use) R3JHs 762

Detailed route

  • Shirataniunsui-kyo Ravine Entrance (Administration Building)
    Rest area
    Parking
    Toilet
    Portable toilet collection boxes
    		 The Shirataniunsui-kyo Ravine Entrance. The wooden administration building on the right, a small rest area on the left, and a stone in the center noting the '100 Best Forest Water Sources'.
  • Branch 1_(2) Branch 1_(2) The Satsuki Suspension Bridge is shown at left in the photo, and at right is a sign indicating the trail to the Yayoi-sugi Cedar.
  • Yayoi-sugi Cedar The area around the Yayoi-sugi Cedar. The explanation for the Yayoi-sugi Cedar on the observation deck shows the height of the tree as 21.6m, basal diameter as 8.1m, age as 3,300 years, elevation as 710m,　 and epiphytes, Japanese rowan (Sorbus commixta), Euonymus yakushimensis, Sakura-tsutsuji(Azalea), Myrsine seguinii, Japanese tungoil tree (Vernicia cordata),Elaeocarpus japonicus, Litsea cubeba, Dendropanax trifidus, and Japanese cedar.
  • Branch 2_(4) Branch 2_(4) A sign for the Yayoi-sugi Cedar course is at right in the photo. The wooden steps continue as indicated.
  • Ikoi-no-oiwa Rock The Ikoi-no-oiwa Rock. The large boulders are located against a background of lush forest. A red azalea growing on a large boulder is shown in the center of the photo, with tourists at right in the background.
  • Shirataniunsui-kyo Ravine Entrance (Administration Building)
    Rest area
    Parking
    Toilet
    Portable toilet collection boxes

    Please do not leave vehicles idling in the parking lot.

    		 The Shirataniunsui-kyo Ravine Entrance. The wooden administration building on the right, a small rest area on the left, and a stone in the center noting the '100 Best Forest Water Sources'.
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