Japan
2001
Gembikei
Gorge
From the train station at Ichinoseki we
took the bus to the Gembikei Gorge where we stayed in a small Ryokan
just on the edge of the gorge. After a quick noodle lunch we explored
the area, taking pictures with the afternoon sun light. The gorge was
rather interesting and the colors of the fall foliage was quite
beautiful. An interesting activity at the gorge was to order dongo
(mochi balls on a stick) and tea from a small restaurant on one side
of the gorge and have the food delivered to the customer on the other
side of the gorge via a basket which traversed the gorge on a
cable.
We stayed in the Ryokan over night, enjoyed the delicious food, and
the next morning took another walk, this time taking photos in the
morning light.
This is the Gembikai gorge
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Further upstream the gorge is not quite so
deep
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This is the view from our Ryokan area
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Close-up
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From a bridge avross the gorge we can look
upstream
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Downstream the gorge spreads out. There is a suspension foot
bridge across the gorge here.
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As I mentioned, one of the
activities at the gorge was to order dongo
and tea from across the
gorge. Next page shows some photos of this
activity.-
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