「暁嵐公園」大分県・”Gyouran park” Oita pref.

「暁嵐公園」大分県・”Gyouran park” Oita pref.

昔から風光明媚な行楽の地として多くの人々が訪れた「暁嵐の滝」。海からわずか50ｍという至近距離にありながら落差14mで水しぶきを上げる雄大な滝は深山のような趣で。滝から流れ出し澄んだ水は川となり夏に水辺に降りて川遊びもできます。鎌倉時代にはその川を結界として断崖絶壁の真下に瀧三柱神社が創建されました。御社殿は鎌倉時代から今日まで絶えることなく人々の信仰を集め、公園となった今も本来はそこがこの神社の神聖な境内であることを忘れる地元の人はいません。神社の鳥居や石灯籠や手水鉢はこの神社を長い時間をかけ人々が守り続けてきたことを今に伝えています。その暁嵐公園の入口に京都・龍安寺の石庭・75坪を60坪に縮小した庭が作られています。龍安寺の石の形とよく似た伊予石を選んで配置し、周囲を築地塀で囲み、庭の正面に一見質素ながら網代天井が豪華な四阿を建て誰もが真夏の日差しや雨を避けていつでも自由に庭を鑑賞できるようにしています。石庭は瀧三柱神社の断崖絶壁を借景としており、たとえ写しであってもこの庭だけの素晴らしい景観を誇ります（これでもし手入れが行き届いていたら最高です…）全然期待しないで行ったのに思いがけずに断崖絶壁を背にした瀧三柱神社の神々しい風景に心から感動した暁嵐公園、夏になったら再訪しもう一度神社を参拝したいと思います。ここは本当に素晴らしい場所です。

■名称：暁嵐公園

■住所： 大分県佐伯市上浦大字浅海井浦

■TEL：0972-23-3400（佐伯市観光案内所）

■見学：無料

■公開時間：常時開放。

■駐車場：有り

■アクセス：JR日豊本線「浅海井」駅、下車徒歩５分

国道217号線「海浅井(あざむい)駅」付近に暁嵐公園へ曲がる案内標識がありますのでそれに従って海曲がってください。途中の道幅はかなり狭いので大型車での進入はやめましょう。　　

"Gyouran park" Oita pref.

"Gyouran Falls" has been visited by many intellectuals as a scenic resort for a long time. In the early Showa period, Santouka, a genius poet of free-rate haiku, also loved this place and stayed there. The magnificent waterfall, which is only 50m from the sea but has a height of 14m and splashes, is like a deep mountain. The clear water that flows out of the waterfall becomes a river, and in the summer you can go down to the waterside and play in the river. In the Kamakura period, "Taki Mihashira Shrine" was built just below the cliff with the river as a barrier. Since then, the shrine has been constantly worshiped by people, and even now it has become a park, and no locals forget that it was originally the sacred precincts of this shrine. The old torii gates, stone lanterns and water basin of the shrine tell us that people have been protecting this shrine for a long time. An eight-tenth scale copy of Ryoanji Sekitei in Kyoto is made at the entrance of Gyouran Park. Iyo's green stones, which are similar in shape to the stones of Ryoanji Temple, are selected and placed, surrounded by a Tsukiji fence, and a seemingly simple Ajiro ceiling is built in front of the garden. We avoid the rain so that we can enjoy the garden freely at any time. Sekitei borrows the cliffs of the shrine, and even if it's a copy, it boasts a wonderful view of this garden only (it would be great if it was in good condition ...) I was deeply moved by the divine scenery of the Takimi hashira shrine with my back. I would like to revisit Gyouran Park in the summer. This is a really great place.

■ Name: Gyouran Park

■ Address: Kamiura Oaza Azamuiura, Saiki City, Oita Prefecture

■ TEL: 0972-23-3400 (Saiki City Tourist Information Center)

■ Tour: Free

■ Opening hours: Always open.

■ Parking lot: Yes

■ Access: JR Nippou Main Line "Azamui" station, get off and walk 5 minutes

There is a guide sign to turn to Gyouran Park near "Azamui Station" on Route 217, so please follow it. The width of the road on the way is quite narrow, so do not enter by a large car.