Sounkyo's Silver Streams

Saturday, July 16, 2011  , , , ,  

Sounkyo Gorge (層雲峡)
Daisetsuzan National Park (大雪山国立公園)
Kamikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
Summer 2011

The Sounkyo Gorge is situated at the foot of Mount Daisetsuzan, which is called the "roof of Hokkaido". The giant gorge, bordered by 100-metre cliffs formed by the erosion of tuff, stretches for 24 kilometres along the Ishikari River and forms the centre of the Daisetsuzan National Park.

Of the many waterfalls which grace this canyon, there are two of distinction: 1) the "Ginga no Taki" (Milky Way Falls), where the water falls so thin and sleekly it is like a delicate white thread, and 2) "Ryuusei no Taki" (Shooting Star Falls), where it comes down thick and powerfully. Nicknamed "Onnadaki" (lady falls) and "Otokodaki" (gentleman falls), they are in the top hundred waterfalls in Japan in terms of beauty.



The full album is available at:
Sounkyo's Silver Streams


Sources

  • "Soun-kyo Gorge" (16 April 2012). Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO). Retrieved from http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/location/regional/hokkaido/souunnkyou.html. (Expired as of 2014)
     
  • "View Spot" (16 April 2012). Sounkyo Tourist Association. Retrieved from http://www.sounkyo.net/english/spot/index.html. (Expired as of 2014)