• 09:20

• 10:38

• 10:40
• 10min

マップなど観光情報がいっぱいSubstantial tourism information including maps is provided.

洞川の宿やお店、その他観光パンフレットなどが多数設置。手荷物の預かりサービスも行っています。
Lots of brochures of hotels and shops in Dorogawa and other tourism-related information. There’s also baggage room service

• 10:50
• 5min

樹齢400年を越す巨木は必見The 400-year-old huge tree is a must-see

明洞川地区の氏神さま。毎年10月には盛大に秋祭りが行われます。ご挨拶をして、今日の安全を祈願してみてはいかがですか？
A guardian deity of Dorogawa Area. A large autumn festival is held every October. How about paying respect and pray for safe passage today?

• 11:10
• 20min

地下宮殿さながらの自然の洞窟Natural cave like an underground palace

県の特別天然記念物に指定された長さ280mの鍾乳洞で、洞内の平均気温は8℃。何万年もの歳月をかけてつくられた自然の芸術です。
This is a 280m-long limestone cave designated as a special natural monument by the prefecture. The average temperature inside it is 8℃. An art of nature created through tens of thousands of years.

• 11:40
• 60min
• LUNCH

植林を抜けた後に現れる、多様な植物の営みが美しい森The beauty of this forest which appears after the artificial forest is the workings of various plants

真言宗醍醐派大本山「龍泉寺」の裏山にある天然の森で、県の天然記念物に指定されています。生えているのはモミ・ツガ・スギ・イタヤカエデ・トチノキ・ブナなど。高木から低木まで、さまざまな年齢の木が生えていることからも、自然のサイクルで健全に世代交代がなされている様子が伺えます。
This is natural forest in the backyard mountain of Ryusenji Temple, the main temple of the Daigo division of the Shingon Sect of Buddhism. It is designated as a natural monument of Nara Prefecture. Fir trees, hemlock, sugi, Itaya-kaede (a kind of maple), buckeye, and Siebold’s beech grow here. Trees of various age including high trees and bushes are evidence of a healthy succession of generations.

• 12:40

高さ50m！ スリル万点の大吊り橋The 50m-high large suspension bridge is full of thrills

全長120m・高さ50mの、天川村で最も長い吊り橋。洞川では岩燕のことを“かりがね”と呼ぶことから、橋の名前がつけられたそう。
The longest suspension bridge is in Tenkawa Village. The total length is 120m and the height is 50m. The bridge is named after house martins, which are called “Karigan” by local people

• 12:50
• 10min

集落を一望できるビュースポットA spot where you can enjoy a panoramic view of the village

洞川の集落が見渡せる展望台。この辺りからまた植林になるので、ぜひ前後の森と林を比較してみてください。
An observatory where you can look out over the Dorogawa community. The forest changes to artificial forest again around here. Compare natural forest and artificial forest here, too.

• 13:30
• 15min

清流に棲むカエルの名前がつけられた美しい滝A beautiful waterfall named after frogs living in the limpid stream

カジカとは清流に棲む体長5cmほどのカエルのこと。春から夏にかけて、鈴を転がすような美しい声で鳴くことで知られています。滝の落差はありませんが、周囲の緑や透き通った水と相まって、とても美しい風景が広がっています。
Kajika is an approximately 5cm-long frog which lives in limpid streams. They are known for their beautiful voice like ringing bells from spring to summer. The waterfall is not very big, but the green surrounding it and the clear water create very beautiful scenery.

• 14:00
• 10min

役行者の母親が祀られたお堂A shrine commemorating the mother of En-no-gyoja

心配して会いにきた母の身を案じて役行者が建てた庵。その母「白専女（しらとうめ）」が祀られ、多くの方が安産祈願に訪れています。
It was a shelter En-no-gyoja built for his mother Shiratoume when she came to see him in the mountains worrying about him. This shrine commemorates Shiratoume, and many people visit here to pray for safe birth.

• 14:20

名水百選に選ばれる湧き水A spring water selected as one of 100 famed mineral waters

環境省名水百選「洞川湧水群」の一つ。近くの「ごろごろ茶屋」で汲むことができ、施設利用料の一部は山への広葉樹植栽に活用されています。
Dorogawa spring waters were selected as 100 famed mineral waters by the Ministry of the Environment. You can fill your bottles at “Goro-goro Chay” caé nearby. A part of the fee is used for planting broad-leaved trees in the mountains.

• 14:40
• 15min

どこか懐かしい風情が漂う旅館街A nostalgic street of inns

縁側のある旅館が軒を連ね、土産物店や射的のお店も。夜になると店先に吊るされた行灯が灯され、どこか懐かしい風情が漂います。
Japanese style inns with traditional verandas stand side by side. There are also souvenir shops and a target shooting game shop. Paper-covered lamps are lit in the night, and there is somewhat nostalgic atmosphere.

• 15:10
• 35min

登山者から愛され続ける村営温泉Village-run Spa loved by climbers

ヒノキを使った内湯と露天風呂が楽しめる公営温泉です。ぜひゆっくりと、一日の疲れを癒してください。
Public hot spring where you can enjoy bathing in a hinoki bath tub and an open-air bath. Please come to relax and recover from the fatigue of your day.

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• 17:09