Hiking Gifu | The giant Funaiwa rock of Maruyama shrine, Nakatsugawa #rock #shrine #megalithic #ancient #jomon @HikingGifu | Uploaded June 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Funaiwa is a large rock in the shape of a Funa (crucian carp) that was once used as a megalithic solar calendar by the Jōmon people. During the autumn equinox the sun can be seen setting over Mt Kasagi, a mountain 12km to the west, through a gap in the rock.
Funaiwa is a large rock in the shape of a Funa (crucian carp) that was once used as a megalithic solar calendar by the Jōmon people. During the autumn equinox the sun can be seen setting over Mt Kasagi, a mountain 12km to the west, through a gap in the rock.
