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Sandan-kyō ( ja, 三段峡, lit=three-level gorge) is a 16-kilometer long
Sandan-kyō
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sandan-kyo Tourist attractions in Hiroshima Prefecture Special Places of Scenic Beauty Ōta River Akiōta, Hiroshima
Sandan-kyō ( ja, 三段峡, lit=three-level gorge) is a 16-kilometer long ravine
A ravine is a landform that is narrower than a canyon and is often the product of streambank erosion.Nishi-Chugoku Sanchi Quasi-National Park
is a Quasi-National Park in Shimane Prefecture, Hiroshima Prefecture, and Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It was founded on 10 January 1969 and has an area of .
Overview
There are many beautiful mountain and ravines including , , , and .
Ther ...
in Akiōta, Hiroshima
is a town in Yamagata District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 5,643 in 3066 households and a population density of . The total area of the town is .
Geography
Akiōta is in the Chūgoku Mountains of nor ...
, Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
. Through it runs the Shibaki River, one of the Ōta River
is a 103 kilometer (64 mile) long river in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Its main stream originates in (1,339m) and empties through a flood control channel into the Seto Inland Sea. The river is one of the major rivers in the prefecture and desce ...
's tributaries. Sandan-kyō is known for its autumn foliage
Autumn leaf color is a phenomenon that affects the normal green leaves of many deciduous trees and shrubs by which they take on, during a few weeks in the autumn season, various shades of yellow, orange, red, purple, and brown. The phenomenon i ...
.
See also
*List of Special Places of Scenic Beauty, Special Historic Sites and Special Natural Monuments
To protect Japan's cultural heritage, the country's government selects through the Agency for Cultural Affairs important items and designates them as Cultural Properties under the Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties. Designated items are ...
*List of national parks of Japan
and in Japan are places of scenic beauty designated for protection and sustainable usage by the Minister of the Environment under the of 1957. National Parks are designated and in principle managed by the Ministry of the Environment. Quasi-Nat ...
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Sandan-kyō
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sandan-kyo Tourist attractions in Hiroshima Prefecture Special Places of Scenic Beauty Ōta River Akiōta, Hiroshima