越前 等仭坊
Tojinbo Cliffs, Echizen Province
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This nishiki-e depicts Tojinbo in Sakai, Fukui Prefecture, though the title writes the name with different characters. It is one sheet from Shokoku Rokujuhakkei (Sixty-eight Views of the Provinces), a series of famous places in each province by Utagawa Hiroshige II, published in 1862 by Tsutaya Kichizo (Tsutakichi). The prints were bound together as a gajo, a picture album.
Tojinbo is a line of cliffs about 1 kilometer long facing the Sea of Japan. The rock is pyroxene andesite, a volcanic rock, and it shows clear columnar jointing, which looks like bundles of pillars. Jointing on this scale is said to be found in only three places in the world. The name is said to come from a monk who was pushed off the cliffs here.
Tojinbo was designated a Natural Monument in 1935 and is also a National Place of Scenic Beauty. It is still one of Fukui Prefecture's best-known scenic spots, and tour boats let visitors look up at the cliffs from the sea.
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- Source title
- 『諸国六十八景』（文久2年）
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- National Diet Library, Japan
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