Historical site • Yugawara (upper valley)
概要
Shitodo no Iwaya (しとどの窟) is the most atmospheric historical detour in Yugawara. In 1180, after his defeat at Ishibashiyama, Minamoto no Yoritomo - the future first shogun - reportedly hid in this cave for several days before local ally Doi Sanehira helped him escape east. The cave is now a quiet Buddhist devotional site, not a staffed tourist facility: no tickets, no gift shop, twenty-plus hand-cut stone Buddhas of varying condition, a shallow spring-water stream, and dim natural light.
The twenty-minute walk up from the bus stop is on a forest path that gets slippery in rain; proper shoes matter here more than they do at Makuyama or Man’yō Park. Inside the cave itself, the light is low enough that reading inscriptions requires a phone torch, and the temperature is reliably cool year-round. A flashlight is useful but not required; respect the devotional character of the site.
Year-round access. Free. Pair with a Fudo Falls visit if you’re already making the upper-valley trip - the same bus route passes both sites. Not a place to combine with a rushed itinerary; give it 45 minutes on-site at minimum.
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- 2件の公開情報
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基本情報
詳細情報
場所: Oku-Yugawara, Yugawara, Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa
アクセス: Take the bus from Yugawara Station to the Shitodo no Iwaya stop, then walk about 20 minutes.
シーズン: Year-round
営業時間: Daylight hours (no gate)
料金: Free
所要時間: 45-60 minutes on site
難易度: easy
持ち物:
- Walking shoes (trail gets slippery)
- Flashlight optional
ハイライト:
- 20+ hand-cut stone Buddhas
- Minamoto no Yoritomo hiding place (1180)
- Spring-water stream inside the cave
- Free, always open
- Pair with Fudo Falls on the same bus route
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