テーブル状の耶馬渓溶岩台地で、東南の隅にある「ショウケの鼻」を山頂(659m)に北西にかけて緩やかな傾斜面が広がっています。四方どこから見ても同じ形に見えるので、八面山の名がつけられました。山中の「修験の滝」では修験者達が厳しい修行をしていたといわれ、山頂部には信仰に関係深い巨石群が点在しています。
SPOT
八面山 （はちめんざん、Mt. Hachimen）
CONTETS
大地の鼓動に耳を澄ます / 名勝耶馬渓の岩山と滝
ADDRESS
中津市三光田口 Google Maps
TEL
The Yabakei lava plateau rises up like a table and supports this mountain as it slopes gently northwest. Its summit, “The Nose of Shouke”, lies on the southeastern corner of the plateau and is 2162 feet (659 meters) high. The mountain has been named “Hachimen”, due to the fact that it seems to look the same from every angle.
It is said that many ascetics undertook harsh self-disciplinary practices at the “Waterfall of Ascetics” that runs through Mt. Hachimen. Several megalithic structures can also be found across the summit, thought to be deeply connected to religion.
SPOT
Mt. Hachimen
CONTETS
The Sound of Life Beating Through the Earth / The rocky mountains and waterfalls of Yabakei
ADDRESS
Sankotaguchi, Nakatsu Google Maps