Horai Valley
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The Horai Valley (蓬莱峡 Horai-kyo?) is a geographical area that is located in the Rokko Mountains, Hyogo, Japan. This valley is a part of Setonaikai National Park in Japan. The name of Horai Valley coming from a name of the mountain in a mystical land found in Chinese mythology.
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Horai Valley is a typical ‘Badland' along Ohtada River in the Rokko Mountains. It is said that there is no so many typical bad land as Horai Valley. The valley is made from granite and the stones are soft enough to be broken by hands of climbers. Many climbers and tourists are attracted by the unique sights just not far from down town of Osaka or Kobe. Horai Valley is made of two parts. The lower part, Horai Valley in narrow meaning’, and the upper part, Oku-Horai Valley, or Deep Horai Valley.
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- Shirube Iwa Bus stop or Zatodani Bus stop of Hankyu Bus.