Kamiwarizaki - Broken By God Legend has it that two villages came upon a beached whale. The whale was a gift from gods as it could feed the villagers for a long time, provide whale bones for tools, and oil for lamps. However the villages of Tokura and Jusanhama had been in a long disagreement about their borders and the whale only exacerbated the issue. No one could agree as to what village the whale had washed up on. Since the two villages could not come to an agreement about the whale before the sun set they agreed to sleep on the issue and begin discussions again in the morning. In the middle of the night, a massive thundering crack echoed throughout the area. The villagers of Tokura and Jusanhama rushed to see what had caused the sound. To their surprise a massive rock in the ocean was cloven in two. The villagers agreed that this was a symbol of god’s judgment regarding the discord between Tokura and Jusanhama. In the end the two villages decided to settle their differences by establishing the border by the broken rock and agreeing to split the whale in two. Regardless of the truth to the story there is no denying the appearance of this massive break in the rocks. Kamiwarizaki can be translated as,“broken by god.” The aforementioned kamiwari rock formation is about a 10 minute walk from the main campground of Kamiwarizaki. This is a fantastic place to pitch a tent. The campground is a 2 hour drive North by Northeast from Sendai and accessible from the coastal highway 398 that runs along the coast into Shizugawa. -Andrew Kehoe Contributor, Miyagi
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 14:45:34 +0000
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