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  • Aoyama Highland

    This open and bracing highland stretch approximatively 10km from North to South. Ise Bay and Chita Peninsula can be seen far off in the distance.
     
    Places: Iga city, Tsu City

  • Akame Valley

    Since ancient times Akame 48 Falls has been a training location for many mountain ascetics (Shugendo worshippers) and ninja. The steep terrain that rises and falls and has many waterfalls was perfect as a training ground. Shugendo is a religion that combines an ancient form of Japanese mountain worship with Shinto as well as imported religions such as Buddhism and Taoism. En no Gyoja, a shaman who is said to be the founder of Shugendo, was active in Nara in the 7th and 8th centuries and
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  • Aoyamadaishi Sekibutu-gun(Buddha stones)

    The famous Daishi Aoyama carved those rock Buddhas in natural stone and the legend say that he did it overnight! It has been worshiped by travelers passing beyond Aoyama Pass for centuries. the Stone
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  • Benzaiten Shakunagenooka(Rhododendron flower garden)

    About the mountain of precincts about 3ha so as to surround the Konpira shrine 10,000 of rhododendron flowers in full glory. Early, late maturing various types were planted,
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  • Cherry trees in Mitake

    There is more than 500 wild cherry trees to the main gate of a Buddhist temple of the House of truth fortune is chosen as "100 selections of Japanese cherry tree famous places" in the natural beauty spot of the country.

  • Fukano Terraced rice fields

    From the beautiful village of Tanada who was chosen as 100 selections of Japanese villages,
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  • Japan Giant salamander Center

    There is "Japanese salamander center" at the entrance of 48 waterfalls of Akame. There is a colection of different salamanders which all live around in the water of the falls.
    The giant salamanders are said to be "living fossils" and have hardly changed from the ancient times (approximately 30 million years).

  • Kaochi Valley

    The Kaochi Valley is a superb columnar joint rock face that continues for 8km along the Shorenji River. This area is awash with the changing colors of the fall foliage.

  • Kitabatakeshiyakataatoteien(Kitabatake's former house garden)

    This place is famous for its colored leaves. The Kitabatake Shrine is appointed in the natural beauty spot list of Japan

  • Kotaroiwa

    With its outstanding colored leaves spot "Kotaro rock ," a perpendicular quay range approximately 200m in height, and there is a rock looking like a lion face halfway up the mountain.