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Takachiho Gorge

Miyazaki · Takachiho · Contemporary Art

Japanese name: 高千穂峡

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WHAT TO DOTakachiho Gorge

Columnar joints from cooling Aso ash form seven kilometres of vertical wall, best seen looking up from a boat.

WHEREMiyazaki

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Takachiho Gorge (1)Ekki3 · CC BY-SA 4.0Takachiho Gorge (2)Chi King · CC BY 3.0Takachiho Gorge (3)TANAKA Juuyoh (田中十洋) · CC BY 2.0Takachiho Gorge (4)TANAKA Juuyoh (田中十洋) · CC BY 2.0Takachiho Gorge (5)Paul Evans - (WT-shared) Snave at wts … · Public domainTakachiho Gorge (6)The Modern Polymath · CC BY-SA 4.0Takachiho Gorge (7)abu_9495 · CC BY 3.0Takachiho Gorge (8)David Stanley · CC BY 2.0

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Overview

Columnar joints from cooling Aso ash form seven kilometres of vertical wall, best seen looking up from a boat.

About this place

Takachiho Gorge is a gorge on the Gokase River at Mitai, Takachiho, Nishiusuki District, Miyazaki Prefecture. A deep valley with well-developed columnar joints, located 25 km southeast of Mount Aso, its cliffs average 80 m in height and reach 100 m at the highest, continuing for 7 km from east to west. It is a V-shaped gorge formed when lava deposited by the eruptive activity (pyroclastic flows) of Mount Aso cooled rapidly and was eroded by the Gokase River.

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Key facts

Highlights / collection：Cliffs of columnar joints, Manai Falls Genre：Outdoor art and land art

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