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This is the list of canyons (キャンニオン) and gorges (峡/渓谷, Kyō/Keikoku) in Japan sorted by region.

Hokkaido

Name Picture Location Notes
Akaiwaseigan Gorge Shimukappu, Kamikawa Subprefecture It ran along Mukawa River.
Iwanai Sankyō Obihiro, Tokachi Subprefecture Located at the foot of Hidaka Mountains. Iwanai Sankyo Maple Festival is held in every October in the city.
Unsekikyō Yakumo, Oshima Subprefecture It rans along the Kenichi River and located at the foot of Mt. Ohokodake.
Kama no Senkyō Hokuto, Oshima Subprefecture
Kamuikotan Asahikawa, Kamikawa Subprefecture It ran along the Ishikari River
Kinsenkyō Takinoue, Okhotsk Subprefecture It ran along the Nagisa River.
Sakashita Senkyō Taiki, Tokachi Subprefecture
Shikaribestu Gorge Shikaoi, Tokachi Subprefecture
Sōunkyō Kamikawa
Tenninkyō Higashikawa, Kamikawa Subprefecture
Fushimisenkyō Memuro, Tokachi Subprefecture
Futamatakyō Sapporo, Ishikari Subprefecture
Horomankyō Samani, Hidaka Subprefecture
Yabitsukyō Assabu, Hiyama Subprefecture
Yūsenkyō Honbetsu, Tokachi Subprefecture
Ryūsenkyō Kuriyama, Sorachi Subprefecture

Tōhoku

Aomori Prefecture

Name Picture Location Notes
Nihon Canyon Fukaura

Iwate Prefecture

Name Picture Location Notes
Genbikei Ichinoseki
Geibikei
Basenkyō Ninohe

Miyagi Prefecture

Name Picture Location Notes
Narukokyō Ōsaki
Hekibyokukei Shiroishi
Rairaikyō Sendai

Akita Prefecture

Name Picture Location Notes
Oyasukyō Yuzawa
Komatakyō Kitaakita
Tsuyukumasankyō
Sōyakyō Akita
Dakigaeri Gorge Senboku
Fujisatokyō Fujisato
Magi Gorge Daise
Yuze Gorge Kazuno

Yamagata Prefecture

Name Picture Location Notes
Akashibakyō Oguni
Mogamikyō Shōnai
Momijikawa Gorge Yamagata

Fukushima Prefecture

Name Picture Location Notes
Tō-no-Hetsuri Shimogō
Sendogarō Iwaki

Kantō

Ibaraki Prefecture

Name Picture Location Notes
Jōrenji Gorge Kitaibaraki
Hanazono Gorge
Ryūjinkyō Hitachiōta

Tochigi Prefecture

Name Picture Location Notes
Unryū Gorge Nikkō
Kegon Gorge
Kanmangafuchi Gorge
Setoaikyō
Ryūōkyō

Gunma Prefecture

Name Picture Location Notes
Agatsuma Gorge Higashiagatsuma and Naganohara
Sanbaseki Gorge Fujioka and Kamikawa, Saitama
Takatsudokyō Midori

Saitama Prefecture

Name Picture Location Notes
Onōchi Gorge Ogano
Nakatsukyō Chichibu
Nagatoro Gorges Ranzan

Chiba Prefecture

Name Picture Location Notes
Umegasei Gorge Chiba
Yōrō Gorge Ōtaki

Tokyo Prefecture

Name Picture Location Notes
Todoroki Gorge Setagaya-ku
Hatonosu Gorge Okutama

Kanagawa Prefecture

Name Picture Location Notes
Jinkashita Gorge Yokohama
Nakatsu Gorge Aikawa and Kiyokawa
Yūshin Gorge Yamakita

Chūbu

Niigata Prefecture

Name Picture Location Notes
Kiyotsukyō Tōkamachi

Toyama Prefecture

Name Picture Location Notes
Kurobe Gorge Kurobe
Sengankei Kamiichi
Jinzūkyō Toyama
Myōgankyō Nanto
Hitokudani
Shōgawakyō Nanto and Tonami
Miyajimakyō Oyabe

Ichikawa Prefecture

Name Picture Location Notes
Kakusen Gorge Kaga

Fukui Prefecture

Name Picture Location Notes
Kuzuryūkyō Ōno
Kuroko Gorge Tsuruga

Yamanashi Prefecture

Name Picture Location Notes
Ojiragawa Gorge Hokuto
Nishizawa and Higashizawa Gorges Yamanashi
Hakuhō Gorge Minami-Alps
Fukushigawa Gorge Nanbu

Nagano Prefecture

Name Picture Location Notes
Tenryū-kyō Iida
Nazame no Toko Agematsu
Uchiyamakyō Saku
Sebaiwakyō
Okuzusobana Gorge Nagano
Sosubana Gorge

Gifu Prefecture

Name Picture Location Notes
Ena Gorge Ena and Nakatsugawa
Hisuikyō Hichisō
Tsukechikyō Tsukechi
Nakayamashichiri Gero
Fujikurakyō
Yokotanikyō
Ibikyō Ibigawa
Suzuikyō Yaotsu
Fukazawakyō
Otome Gorge Nakatsugawa
Kaore Gorge Seki
Tarakyō Ōgaki

Shizuoka Prefecture

Name Picture Location Notes
Sumatakyō Kawanehon
Shirakirakyō Tenryū-ku, Hamamatsu

Aichi Prefecture

Name Picture Location Notes
Japan Rhine Minokamo, Gifu and Inuyama, Aichi
Kōrankei Toyota
Ganpachikyō
Hōraikyō Shinshiro
Kuragari Gorge
Chiiwa Gorge Okazaki

Kinki

Mie Prefecture

Name Picture Location Notes
Ōsugidani Ōdai
Kaochidani (Koochidani) Nabari
Ugakei Inabe
Miyazumakyō Yokkaichi
Sekisuikei Kameyama
Dorokyō Mie Prefecture, Wakayama Prefecture, Nara Prefecture
Uodobikei Kihoku

References

Citations

  1. "赤岩青巌峡 | 企画商工課". 北海道占冠村 (in Japanese). 26 August 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  2. "岩内仙峡". Obihiro City Official Website. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  3. "【紅葉・見ごろ】八雲町雲石峠(北海道)の情報｜ウォーカープラス". ウォーカープラス（Walkerplus） (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  4. "旭川八景 | 旭川市". www.city.asahikawa.hokkaido.jp. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  5. "錦仙峡｜北海道滝上町". town.takinoue.hokkaido.jp. Retrieved 21 December 2024.

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