Hikimikyo Valley 匹見峡
Hikimi Town 山口県　匹見町
		Hikimikyo Valley

Hikimikyo Gorge are located in Hikimi Town, Shimane Prefecture, neighboring Togochi-cho in our prefecture. Ninety-six percent of the town's total area is covered by forests. There are three beautiful gorges there, Omote-hikimikyo, Ura-hikimikyo, and Oku-hikimikyo, which are part of the Nishi-Chugoku Mountains Quasi National Park.

After entering Shimane Prefecture, head to Motogumi on Route 191, cross a bridge to the left at Motogumi where there is a signboard for Oku-hikimikyo written in kanji, and then drive to the entrance of the gorge. From there walk along the streams to the 53-meter-high Oryuzu Falls. The round trip will be about four km. If you have time, you can drive through Omote-hikimi Valley to Ura-hikimikyo where there are a number of interesting places to see, such as a big maze, a puzzle house, a wooden ware factory, lodgings, a hot spa, and so on.

◆Getting there

Go by car if at all possible. Travel on the Chugoku Expressway and get off at the Togochi exit. Then take Route 191 to Motogumi, Hikimi-cho.

◆Suggested Schedule

Hiroshima(8:10)===(Chugoku Express Way)===Togochi Exit===

===(Rte.191)===Ikoi no Mura Hiroshima(rest stop)(9:50-10:00)===

===Motogumi(Hikimi)(10:15)---Oku-hikimikyo Gorge(11:00-12:00)---

---Motogumi(12:30)===(Rte.191)===

===The entrance of Ura-hikimi-kyo(13:00-15:00)===(Rte.191)===

===Togochi===Kake===Kabe===(Rte.54)===Hiroshima(17:30)