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The
File:Hitome Hakkei01.jpg, Hitome Hakkei viewpoint in Shin Yabakei Gorge
File:Tatehata no Kei02.jpg, Tatehata no Kei in Ura Yamakei Gorge
The gorge
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of is a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty spanning the municipalities
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of Kusu and Nakatsu in Ōita Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Ōita Prefecture has a population of 1,081,646 (1 February 2025) and has a geographic area of 6,340 km2 (2,448 sq mi). Ōita Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the northwest, K ...
, Japan
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. Located within Yaba-Hita-Hikosan Quasi-National Park, it was selected as one of the 100 Landscapes of Japan during the Shōwa era
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.
Yabakei was formerly the name of a town, but was merged into Nakatsu Municipality in 2005. According to Fire and Disaster Management Agency of Japan, official confirmed report, in despite the absence of rain, suddenly landslides occurred on the mountain slope, three houses were buried in the place and six people lost their lives on 11 April 2018.
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See also
*Aonodōmon
is a tourist attraction located in the gorge of Yabakei, now part of Nakatsu, Ōita, Nakatsu City, in Ōita Prefecture, Japan.
Legend has it that before the tunnel was built, people had to climb over the cliffs through which the tunnel is buil ...
* New Three Views of Japan
* National Parks in Japan
References
Geography of Ōita Prefecture Places of Scenic Beauty Canyons and gorges of Japan {{Ōita-geo-stub