The Mushikui-iwa Rock in Takaike
高池の虫喰岩／Takaike no Mushikui-iwa
- Natural Monument (National Designation)
Details
This igneous rock was formed in the huge volcanic activity around the Kumano Caldera about 15 million years ago. Subsequently, the surface of the rock was weathered by a phenomenon called tafoni, resulting in this appearance, which Japanese people call ‘worm eaten.’ Local belief says that offering a pebble with a hole to this rock can cure ear diseases.
| Address | Ikenoyama Kozagawa-cho, Higashimuro-gun, Wakayama-ken 649-4103 Japan |
| Parking | Parking lot available (Roadside Station "Mushiguiwa") . |
| Traffic Access | About 20 minutes walk from "Yakuba-mae" bus stop on the Furusato Bus Ogawa Line or Honkawa Line of the Kozagawa Town Community Bus. |
| Remarks | Toilets available (Roadside Station "Mushikui-iwa"). |
| Cultural Heritage | Natural Monument (National) |
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