The Kitakami Mountains have been land for a long time since the Japanese Islands were torn off from Russia by the plate movement. They are older than the volcanic belt that runs through the Japanese archipelago. Therefore, Geibikei was exposed to long erosion and a deep canyon was completed.
Until Edo period the villagers did not list the canyon on the map, fearing that many officials would visit it for sightseeing. Recently, tourism development was carried out as a boat excursion. Autumn leaves and snow boat excursions are also good, but the excursions in the calm atmosphere of the fresh green were exceptional.
In the canyon surrounded by cliffs, I could hear only the voices of birds other than the sound of the water flowing by pointing the river bottom with a rod, and the song of the boatman quietly soaked into the canyon.
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Fun at the end !
At the turning point of excursion, once get off the boat and enjoy the spectacular view for a while. At the end of walk, throw a stone toward the hole in the cliff and wish yourself good luck, or just try your own pitching control. The things written on the stone that became a strike will be fulfilled, so it is necessary to check the things before throwing !