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title: Hashigui-iwa rocks
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# Hashigui-iwa rocks

A little of each town’s story　/　Kushimoto, Wakayama

About forty rocks of various sizes stand in a line for roughly 850 meters from the Kushimoto shore toward Kii-Oshima. Some fifteen million years ago, volcanic activity pushed rhyolite into layers of mudstone; the softer mudstone was worn away by the waves, leaving the hard rock standing like pillars. The rocks are a national scenic spot and natural monument within Yoshino-Kumano National Park. Legend says that Kobo Daishi, on a wager with a tengu, tried to build a bridge in a single night, and was tricked by an imitation rooster's crow into leaving only the pillars.

## This moment in the journey: Hashigui rocks at dusk, and a Kushimoto dinner

In the evening I passed the bus stop in front of Tanami Station and went to the Hashigui rocks. The row of rocks glowed gold in the setting sun, and the sun went down beyond the sea.

For dinner I tried a carpaccio of Kushimoto's local flying fish sashimi and Wakayama citrus. I cut cherry tomatoes, peeled the citrus and took out the segments. Over a bed of leaves I arranged thin slices of flying fish, scattered the citrus and tomatoes on top, and finished it with a special citrus dressing.

The other dish was dried tuna from the roadside station. As it grilled on the wire rack, a savory smell filled the kitchen.

![The Hashigui rocks glowing gold in the setting sun](https://karigurashijourney.com/img/kushimoto/s115-1200.jpg)
- Sources: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%A9%8B%E6%9D%AD%E5%B2%A9

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