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A gorge rising on Mount Ryokami. In January and February the Onouchi ice column, one of Chichibu's three great ice falls, is at its best.
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Onouchi Gorge is a gorge in Kawarazawa, Ogano, Chichibu District, Saitama Prefecture. It is known for the Onouchi Hyakkei ("So cold!") icicles, one of the three great icicle sites of Chichibu. It is a gorge in Ogano, in western Saitama Prefecture, which forms an urban area almost in the center of Chichibu District and the Chichibu Basin, and has its source on Mount Ryogami in the Chichibu mountain range. From early January to mid-February each year, giant icicles made by local people can be viewed from a suspension bridge. 8:00 - 16:00 (entry to the Onouchi icicles) / Closed: none
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