Shosenkyo is a gorge located in the north part of Kofu city, Yamanashi prefecture.
It's in the Chichibu Tama Kai National Park and designated as a special place of scenic beauty in Japan.
Senga-taki, Senga Falls at 30 m long
Senga-taki is one of Japan's best hundred waterfalls.
Kakuenpo, a granite cliff at 180 m high.
Ishi-mon, ishi (stone) mon (gate) It's a natural arch of granite.
Granite rocks deeply eroded by the river into many oddly-shaped rocks or stones along the gorge.
Shosenkyo is also famous for autumn leaves.
Kage-e-no-mori Art Museum Shadow pictures and cutout pictures (mainly the works of Seiji Fujishiro) are exhibited.
Myotogi Shrine Hime-no-miya It's said to be the deity of marriage and conception.
Syogyoku-do garden It's said that there are nine kinds of gemstones here.
Mokukaseki, petrified wood The signboard says it's a larch's fossil of 200 million years ago.
Tenko-go-ryujin, A statue of five dragon gods. The five dragon gods are each for beauty, victory, health, fortune and learning.
Otome-no-izumi, a fountain with a big white crystal at the entrance of the crystal museum 'Crystal Sound'.
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