厳美渓 / Genbikei Gorge
Natural beauty with a side of flying dango
Photo by Roger Smith
Wesley Keppel-Henry
Writer &
2019–2021 Editor-in-chief
Last Update
March 3, 2020
Area : Near Miyagi
ADDRESS
Takinoue-211 Genbichō, Ichinoseki-shi, Iwate-ken 021-0101
ACCESS BY PUBLIC TRANSIT
About 20 minutes by bus from Ichinoseki Station or Hiraizumi Station.
From Ichinoseki Station: From bus platform #9 in front of Ichinoseki Station (一関駅前9番), board a Genbikei, Zuizan, or Sukawa Onsen Line (厳美渓, 瑞山, or 須川温泉線) bus bound for Genbikei (厳美渓). Alight at the Genbikei bus stop. Bus details and timetables here.
From Hiraizumi Station: From the bus stop in front of Hiraizumi Station (平泉駅前), board Genbikei Hiraizumi Line (厳美渓平泉線) bus bound for Keisenkaku-mae (渓泉閣前). Alight at Genbikei (厳美渓) bus stop. See timetable here.
ADMISSION
Free
CREDIT CARDS
No accepted
LANGUAGES
Limited English
HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE
No
HOURS
Gorge: Always open
Flying dango: 9:00–16:00 March–November
CLOSED DAYS
Gorge: None
Flying dango: December–February
PHONE
Gorge: 0191-29-2015 (Genbikei Resthouse)
Flying dango: 0191-29-2031 (Kakkoya)
OFFICIAL URL
VEGETARIAN/VEGAN
Yes
HALAL
No
TABLE CHARGE
No
RESERVATION
Not necessary
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