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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.

A thin waterfall dropping between grey rock walls into a dark green pool at Rairaikyo
Rairaikyo Gorge (photo taken October 2021)Photo: 663highland / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized) · License · Source

Last official check

25 Sept 2026

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Next scheduled check

24 Dec 2026

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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 the official site
Parking

Use the Akiu Sato Center car park (about 25 cars; large vehicles by reservation).

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
Payment

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Address: Rairaikyo, Yumoto, Akiu-machi, Taihaku-ku, Sendai, Miyagi

Official site: https://www.sentabi.jp/spots/31

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  • 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).