屏風を建て並べたように奇岩群が約1kmに渡り連なる耶馬渓を代表する名勝です。尾根伝いの探勝道は、岩窟や鎖場、仏をめぐる祈りの道。道中にある妙見窟には、平安時代につくられた木造妙見菩薩坐像が安置されています。競秀峰の名は宝暦13年(1763年)に訪れた江戸浅草寺の金龍和尚に命名されました。
SPOT
競秀峰 (きょうしゅうほう、Kyoshuho)
CONTETS
岩石に神仏をみる / 競秀峰と探勝道
ADDRESS
大分県中津市本耶馬渓町曽木 Google Maps
TEL
Zigzagging like folding screens, the Kyoshuho is a series of unique rock formations stretching for about 0.6 miles (1 km). It is connected to Yabakei and is one of its most famous sights. The trail along the ridge is a path of prayer that meanders through great boulders, climbing chains, and Buddhas. Along the way lies the Myoken Cave, which enshrines a wooden statue of Myoken Bodhisattva that was carved during the Heian period. The area was named “Kyoshuho” in Horeki 13 (1763) by Kinryu Osho of the Edo Senso-ji Temple.
SPOT
Kyoshuho
CONTETS
Hidden in Stone, Glimpses of the Divine / Kyoshuho and a scenic route
ADDRESS
Sogi, Honyabakei, Nakatsu, Oita Prefecture Google Maps