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The Yomiuri Shimbun Scenic spot “Kamiwarizaki” (cape divided by the gods) in the town of Minami-Sanriku and Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture, in 2020
The Yomiuri Shimbun
15:43 JST, June 2, 2022
A phenomenon that is best observed over a span of one to two weeks in February and October each year, the morning sun peeks through a three-meter-wide space between cliffs separating the town of Minami-Sanriku and Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture. The scenic spot “Kamiwarizaki” (cape divided by the gods) was said to take its name from a legend.
In the Edo period (1603-1867), two villages fought over ownership of the land. Suddenly, a huge cliff was split in half in a great rumbling of the earth. The villagers believed that the creation of the cliff was the gods’ way of deciding the borders.
The Yomiuri Shimbun Scenic spot “Kamiwarizaki” (cape divided by the gods) in the town of Minami-Sanriku and Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture, in 2017
Kamiwarizaki
Location: The town of Minami-Sanriku and Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture
