Nature & geography・Hagi & Nagato
Chomonkyo GorgeChomonkyo
Also known as: 長門峡・Chomonkyo・Teijigawa-deaibuchi
A geosite of the Hagi Geopark: a gorge formed when a lake dammed by a volcanic eruption burst through river capture. At Teijigawa-deaibuchi, the site of the capture, two rivers meet as if colliding head-on.
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