Sendai, Miyagi / 磊々峡
Rairaikyo Gorge
A rocky gorge in the middle of Akiu Onsen town; a walk from the Akiu Sato Center to the "Tenpugan" rock takes about 20 min.
Last official check
25 Sept 2026
Traveler reports
0
Reports open in Phase 2
Next scheduled check
24 Dec 2026
Decide before you go
A short summary made from the official facts below. Check the rows for details.
- Getting there
- Train / Bus
- Booking
- Some things need booking (see the rows below)
Before you go
Only facts we confirmed on official sources are shown. Anything else is listed under “Not yet confirmed”.
- Getting there
Miyagi Kotsu bus "for Akiu Onsen" from stop 8 at the Sendai Station west-exit bus pool to "Nozokibashi"; or city bus from stop 2 at JR Ayashi Station (Akiu Onsen / Futakuchi line) to "Rairaikyo Iriguchi".
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site- Parking
Use the Akiu Sato Center car park (about 25 cars; large vehicles by reservation).
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site- Not yet confirmed
Opening hours, Closed, Admission, Payment, Accessibility
we have not confirmed this on an official source yet. Check with the spot before you go.
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Address: Rairaikyo, Yumoto, Akiu-machi, Taihaku-ku, Sendai, Miyagi
Official site: https://www.sentabi.jp/spots/31
Location
Smaller pins are other spots nearby.
Nearby spots
- No photo yetAkiu Craft VillageMiyagi2 km away (straight line)
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- No photo yetYagiyama Zoological Park Fujisaki-no-MoriMiyagi12 km away (straight line)
Photo: Akaniji / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 (resized)Osaki Hachimangu ShrineMiyagi13 km away (straight line)
Distances are straight-line distances, not travel distances. Some locations are approximate, so treat these distances as a rough guide.
Crowds
- Not yet confirmed
Crowd level, Best time to visit, Peak time, Busiest days, Busiest season
no official source yet, and not enough traveler reports.
- Latest traveler report
- None yet
Traveler crowd data by time of day appears after 5 traveler reports (0 so far).
You can check typical busy hours in Google Maps ("Popular times" on the place's page). Open this spot in Google Maps
Visiting respectfully
- RulesThere is no smoking area.Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Verification log
- 25 Sept 2026First check · Tourism board · https://www.sentabi.jp/spots/31Access, parking, walking time and coordinates read from the official Sendai tourism site (no facility website was found).