is a 200 metre long natural cliff formation located in Ōkawa Hatori Prefectural Park in Shimogō in

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History

The name ''Hetsuri'' comes from the local

Aizu is the westernmost of the three regions of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, the other two regions being Nakadōri in the central area of the prefecture and Hamadōri in the east. As of October 1, 2010, it had a population of 291,838. The princip ...

word for "cliff overlooking a river". The area was designated a natural monument in 1943 as a unique example of terrain formed during the

Pleistocene The Pleistocene ( , often referred to as the ''Ice age'') is the geological Epoch (geology), epoch that lasted from about 2,580,000 to 11,700 years ago, spanning the Earth's most recent period of repeated glaciations. Before a change was fina ...

epoch. The cliff sides were carved out by the

Agano River The is a river in the Hokuriku region of Honshu, Japan. It is also called the Aga River or the Ōkawa River in Fukushima. The source of the river is Mount Arakai on the border of Fukushima and Tochigi. It flows to the north and meets the Nip ...

(known as the Ōkawa River in Fukushima Prefecture) over hundreds of years. Today, the area is a popular sightseeing spot in Fukushima Prefecture.

Transportation

Aizu Railway Aizu Line The is a long railway line from Nishi-Wakamatsu Station in Aizuwakamatsu to Aizukōgen-Ozeguchi Station in Minamiaizu, Fukushima, Japan. It is owned and operated by Aizu Railway. Services The train operation is controlled from Aizu-Tajima Stat ...

, Tō-no-Hetsuri Station - a 10 minutes walk from the station. *

Japan National Route 121 is a national highway connecting the city of Yonezawa, Yamagata and the town of Mashiko, Tochigi in Japan. See also * * References External links * 121 121 may refer to: *121 (number), a natural number *AD 121, a year in the 2nd centur ...

References

External links

Tō-no-Hetsuri
Shimogo-town Tourism Association (Japanese) Rock formations of Japan Landforms of Fukushima Prefecture {{Fukushima-geo-stub