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Chubu-Sangaku NP, Toyama
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At Jujikyo, 2 tributaries meet the Kurobe River almost directly opposite each other, making the 3 streams form a natural cross. Tsurugisawa tumbles in as a waterfall; Bōgoyasawa rushes in from the other side.
Rain and dwindling food ended Kanmuri Matsujirō’s 1920 attempt. In 1925, accompanied by local guide Uji Chōjirō, he traversed the Lower Corridor and named this confluence Jujikyo, “Cross Gorge.”
A 1931 1:50,000 map misplaced Jujikyo by about 100 m and showed its streams meeting at an angle. After mountaineers flagged the error, a 1932 survey revision showed the true right-angle confluence.
Toyama Prefecture singles out the area around Jujikyo as the centerpiece of Kurobe Gorge’s finest scenery. The gorge became a Place of Scenic Beauty in 1956, then a Special Place of Scenic Beauty and Special Natural Monument in 1964.
