🇯🇵 The southernmost strange rocks in Honshu, Japan - Hashikawa Rocks

According to legend, Kobo Daishi came to the Kushimoto area with Amazaki, a demon who always caused trouble in the world. Kobo Daishi saw that it was inconvenient for people from Kii Oshima and Kushimoto to travel between them, so he made a bet with Amazaki to see who could build a bridge connecting Kushimoto and Kii Oshima in one night. However, halfway through the construction of the bridge, the evil spirit found that it could not defeat Hongfa Daishi, so it pretended to be a rooster crowing at sunrise to deceive Hongfa Daishi that it was already daybreak. Therefore, Hongfa Daishi had to stop building half of the bridge, leaving behind the bridge piers and walked away, thus forming the current "Qiaohangyan". Kushimoto-cho, Higashimuro-gun, Wakayama Prefecture, Kushino River 1549-8 Take the Kumano Kotsu Bus from JR Kushimoto Station and get off at Hashikawaiwa or walk 30 minutes to The "Qiaohang Rock" mentioned in the legend is actually a rock vein formed after a volcanic eruption 14 million years ago. After years of erosion by sea water and rain, the mudstone was worn away, leaving behind harder quartzite, which has become a group of about 40 rocks of different sizes along the shore, stretching for about 1 kilometer. The location of "Hashihang Rock" is one of the 100 best sunrise views in Japan, so if you can get up early, you can come here to watch the sunrise. At the same time, because there is little light pollution, you can take beautiful photos of the starry sky while waiting for the sunrise. Because it is located close to the shore, the tide will make the "Qiaohang Rock" completely exposed to the ground. At that time, you can touch the Qiaohang Rock that looks like a flower pie; but the "Qiaohang Rock" at high tide can show its beauty. In addition to admiring the wonders of nature, visitors can also have a cup of hot coffee, eat some snacks, take a break and check in at the nearby Michi-no-Eki, the southernmost station in Honshu. #日本景点 #国外旅游 #日本 #和歌山県 #kushimoto #楊駐岩 #自然神奇 #岩 #日出 #japan #wakayama