Ao-no-domon
青の洞門
In the Edo period a Zenkai high priest who was grieved at men and horses losing their lives on the perilous road, spent 30 years carving out a tunnel with just chisel and hammer together with his masons. It is said that this tale was the basis of Kan Kikuchi’s novel “Beyond Love and Hate.” Even today, in one part of the tunnel the remaining marks of the chisel work can be seen.
- LOCATION
- Oita Pref. Nakatsushi Honyabakeimachisogi
- PHONE
- 0979522211
- Hours
- Open 24 hours
- Closed
- open everyday
- Fees
- Free
- Parking Lot
- Available(80spaces)
- Smoking
- Not available
- Wi-Fi
- Available (DoSPOT Wi-Fi) * In public toilet
- Estimated stay time
- 0-30 minutes
Reviews
- Reviewed
- 2021-01-26
- Very interesting
Ao Cave is well known thanks to the novel “Onshuno Kanatani”, written by Kikuchi Kan. The novel is based on a real story of a bonze who dug the tunnel for local people. I had expected a very... more
- Date of visit:
- 2021-01
- Reviewed
- 2019-08-10
- Nature
Enjoy nature and some histrical things around here and feed the carps for relax. Now, July 10th, it might too hot to walk aroud. In Autumn is the best season to visit. more
- Date of visit:
- 2019-08
- Reviewed
- 2016-09-24
- Meanigful
The site was around 30 minutes of drive away from the Nakatsu Station. I took the city bus and the fare was 600 yen one-way. The scenery was nice. However, the story of the cane was very... more
- Date of visit:
- 2016-09
- Reviewed
- 2015-08-16
- A tunnel made by one set of hands
It was s great story to hear about how one person created the tunnel. We saw it from a distance then drove through it. I wished we had more time to walk along the road by the river and through the... more
- Date of visit:
- 2015-05
- Reviewed
- 2015-07-19
- Nice tunnel! Nice koi!
The tunnel itself is pretty impressive considering it was hand made long ago. The koi ponds which are a part of the river near the tunnel is good as well. Pay A small fee to feed the koi! Apparently... more
- Date of visit:
- 2015-07
