Genbikei
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is a two kilometer long ravine on the Iwai River in the city of Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It has been designated a National Place of Scenic Beauty and a Natural Monument since 1927.
==Overview== Genbeikei is in the Kurikoma Mountains in southwestern Iwate, and has been popular as a scenic spot since at least the early Edo period. The first daimyō of Sendai Domain, Date Masamune, praised this area for its scenic beauty. In August 1877, Emperor Meiji visited the ravine on his travels through the Tōhoku region, and subsequently Kōda Rohan wrote a travelogue which drew many visitors to the area.
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