Furuiwaya is a mysterious area of weird geology and Buddhist statues. You can find it on the road between Kuma Highland’s two pilgrimage temples, Taiho-ji and Iwaya-ji, but only if you look carefully. The towering cliffs studded with rocks and pocked with holes inspire awe, especially if you visit at dusk.
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Furuiwaya on Kuma Kogen
A mysterious area of weird geology and Buddhist statues
By Anonymous
Community writer
The entrance to the Furuiwaya valley
The awful awesome overhanging cliff
A Buddha ... or a hobgoblin?
Yikes, but this craftsman had an eye for a face
Mushrooms anyone?
The pretty Daishi-do beneath a large Buddhist image in a cliff cave
There are odd views everywhere you turn here
More beetling cliffs studded with rocks
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Avery Morrow
13 years ago
Amazing photos!!
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