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Saisekigan
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A unique rock formation downstream from Korogi Bashi
on the left bank. According to a poetic story in the Tang Age of China,
the name Saisekigan was given to this elegant and artistic scenery
by Shibutsu Okubo, a scholar of Chinese classics in the Bunsei Era.
The story is that Saisekigan was a harbor near Kinryo, China. Li Po
came by in Kinryo during his vagrancy in grievance for corruption
of the government. One night, two sacred children appeared with heavenly
music and told Li Po to respond to the summons of the Lord. Li Po
then flew away on the back of a whale.
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Domei-ga-fuchi
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| The deepest pool of the Daiseiji River, directly
below Ayatori Hashi. Once upon a time, a daughter of priest Domei
was harmed by a serpent at this pool. Domei got angry and caught the
serpent, saying "I'll kill you if you harm anybody again."
The serpent apologized with its head down and tears in its eyes. Since
then, no one has ever been harmed by the serpent. |
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Sakura Park
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| The park, in the middle of Kakusenkei Gorge at the foot of Ayatori
Hashi, used to be a spot for cherry blossoms. Recently, efforts have
been made to plant new cherry trees and build facilities for the comfort
of visitors and townspeople and to reproduce the beauties of the past. |
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Higashiyama Shrine
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| A shrine in the middle of Higashiyama, enshrining Prince Koretaka.
Koretaka was the first prince of Buntoku, the 55th Emperor (A.D. 850),
but was not able to succeed to the throne. He lived as a hermit in
the mountains, and contrived and developed woodturning styles. Prince
Koretaka has been adored since older times for his remarkable divine
grace relative to lacquerware. |
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