Kotakigawa Jade Gorge

Grandiose nature respectfully managed

We visited the gorge with a rental car so we could choose to go slowly. The gorge is actually rather small, but surrounded by impressive hills, looking exactly like the old japanese paintings : sharp...

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Original Text

Big, very ancient and beautiful gorge. There was a small rain and we managed to find some stones of nephritis in the river, in dry weather they are no different from the surrounding stones and see them difficult ...

It is "Kotakigawa Hisui Gorge" where you can see many raw stones of "Jade".

Original Text

It is "Kotakigawa Hisui Gorge" where you can see many raw stones of "Jade". There is a narrow winding road of almost one car, and there is an open river at the end of a long distance, and finally we arrived at "Kotakigawa Hisui Gorge". When I took a deep breath and thought that I was going along the river, there was a sign saying "Bears are infested". In addition, there was also a big bear poop that I had seen in "Ozegahara" before. Carefully thinking, "There is really a bear," around "Kotakigawa Hisui Gorge" ...

Which one is jade?

Original Text

From the Itoigawa River, go south on National Highway 148 along the Himegawa River, turn right toward the Kotakigawa River on the way, and climb the narrow and narrow mountain road to reach the unexplored area of Hisui Gorge. You can go down to the river at the bottom of the valley. There is an explanation on the bulletin board for which rock contains jade. I imagined the jade magatama sold at a souvenir shop, so I don't know which is the jade rock without explanation. I was impressed by the beautiful water of the Kotaki River and the magnificent scenery of the cliffs seen from the mountain road.

Great for the cool summer!

Original Text

Ideal for studying geoscience. The stones are divided into areas and maintained, and there is a commentary signboard. It's cold when you put your barefoot on the flow of the river! Great for cooling in midsummer. However, you need to be careful because the flow is so fast.