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The cut
1,052 metres, to scale.
A slice through Tenryū-kyō where it is deepest and narrowest, measured on the Copernicus relief model every 30 m. Same scale as the landmark standing on the floor.
Standing on the floor, to scale: Eiffel Tower · 330 m · Burj Khalifa · 828 m
Depth is measured to the lower rim; the width is from rim to rim. A 30 m relief model smooths the narrowest walls, so a slot canyon reads shallower than it is. On one side the ground was still rising 12 km out: the true rim is further away and the canyon deeper.
1,052m
Depth
measured on the 30 m relief model
21.3km
Rim to rim
measured on the 30 m relief model
37°
Steepest wall
average over 300 m, from the relief
339m
Floor altitude
Rim to floor
7 °C warmer at the bottom.
In August the afternoon reaches 31 °C on the floor, against 24 °C on the rim. The best months to hike are in May and in October. The rim freezes at night from December to March. The wettest months are in July and from September to October.
- 6°-1°Jan
- 8°1°Feb
- 12°4°Mar
- 18°10°Apr
- 23°16°May
- 26°19°Jun
- 30°23°Jul
- 31°24°Aug
- 27°20°Sep
- 22°15°Oct
- 15°8°Nov
- 9°2°Dec
Afternoon highs, 1991–2020 averages (NASA POWER) brought to the altitude of the rim and of the floor with the standard lapse rate (6.5 °C per 1 000 m). Shade, wind and rock change this on the day. Not a forecast.
Tenryū-kyō is a canyon in Japan, cut by the Tenryū River. The relief model measures 1,052 m from the floor to the lower rim. Rim to rim it is 21 km wide where the cut was taken. It lies within Tenryū-Okumikawa Quasi-National Park.
Getting there.
- Shimojōnearest town · 5.6 km in a straight line
- Parking 1,470 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- 天龍峡大橋 展望台nearest viewpoint · 1.6 km from the floor
- Mount Fuji Shizuoka Airport (FSZ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 79 km in a straight lineCar hire at NGO airport (Tokoname)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
- In May and in Octoberbest months to hike (estimate)
Plan the visit
Guided hikes, a bed nearby, a car.
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The river
The Tenryū River runs highest from April to October.
The Tenryū River carries about 87 m³/s on average here. It runs highest from April to October.
- 18 m³/sJan
- 37 m³/sFeb
- 86 m³/sMar
- 121 m³/sApr
- 123 m³/sMay
- 123 m³/sJun
- 149 m³/sJul
- 117 m³/sAug
- 140 m³/sSep
- 158 m³/sOct
- 93 m³/sNov
- 35 m³/sDec
From about 18 m³/s in the lowest month to 158 m³/s in the highest. Its basin above this point covers 2,685 km².
The Tenryū River from source to mouth on Riveryas — coming soon
Estimate: long-term flow from the HydroATLAS model (WaterGAP, 1971–2000) shaped by the monthly rain, snow and temperature of the area (NASA POWER). Dams change it. Not a forecast.
From the sky.
The canyon from above, with the relief shaded, the line of the cut, the river and what people have mapped around it.
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Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 24 × 24 km, north up. The line is the cut above. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Around the canyon.
- 16viewpoints within 5 km右岸展望台, そらさんぽ天龍峡東, 三穂伊豆木絶景スポット and 13 more
- 9marked hiking routes within 4 km秋葉古道小川路, 水晶山遊歩道, 遠州街道（塩の道） and 6 more
- 55footbridges and suspension bridges within 3 km天龍峡遊歩道, そらさんぽ天龍峡, 龍東道 and 52 more
- 59car parks within 3 km
- 25information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
- 6campsites within 8 km二軒屋キャンプ場, おおぐて湖キャンプ場, CAMP & CHEERS KANESHIGE (Café ＆ Taproom) and 3 more
- 41hotels and guesthouses within 8 kmスーパーホテル, 泊まれる BAR たにかぜ, ウエストヒルズ and 38 more
- 22restaurants and cafés within 4 km
- via ferrata routes within 4 km
- climbing crags within 3 km
- rafting, canoe, kayak or canyoning spots within 4 km
- swimming spots within 3 km
- named waterfalls within 4 km
- caves within 3 km
- bus stops within 2 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, around the floor of the canyon. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Towns nearby
- Shimojō5.6 km in a straight line
- Yasuoka7.4 km in a straight line
- Komaba7.7 km in a straight line
- Iida8.8 km in a straight line
- Awano10 km in a straight line
- Ajima10 km in a straight line
- Ichiba14 km in a straight line
- Yamabuki17 km in a straight line
In our other atlases
What else is around Tenryū-kyō.
The river that carved it, the waterfalls inside it, the mountains on the rim, the lakes, beaches and island nearby — from our six sister atlases, each with its own figures.
Riveryas1 rivers in the canyon
Peakyas4 mountains within 15 kmFigures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, NOAA, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Month by month
The weather, at the floor and at the rim.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon · floor | 6 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 22 | 15 | 9 |
| Afternoon · rim | -1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 2 |
| Night · rim | -10 | -9 | -5 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 6 | -1 | -6 |
| Rain (mm) | 59 | 72 | 115 | 130 | 143 | 171 | 219 | 156 | 194 | 183 | 80 | 63 |
| Rainy days | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
| Sun hours/day | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 5.8 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 16 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| Afternoon · floor | Afternoon · rim | Night · rim | Rain (mm) | Sun hours/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6 | -1 | -10 | 59 | 6.1 |
| Feb | 8 | 1 | -9 | 72 | 6.1 |
| Mar | 12 | 4 | -5 | 115 | 6.1 |
| Apr | 18 | 10 | 0 | 130 | 6.2 |
| May | 23 | 16 | 6 | 143 | 6.1 |
| Jun | 26 | 19 | 10 | 171 | 4.2 |
| Jul | 30 | 23 | 15 | 219 | 4.5 |
| Aug | 31 | 24 | 16 | 156 | 5.6 |
| Sep | 27 | 20 | 12 | 194 | 4.6 |
| Oct | 22 | 15 | 6 | 183 | 4.6 |
| Nov | 15 | 8 | -1 | 80 | 5.4 |
| Dec | 9 | 2 | -6 | 63 | 5.8 |
Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (339 m) and the rim (1,416 m) with the standard lapse rate. Not a forecast.
Recent years
Wet years, dry years.
Rain of each month as a share of the 1991–2020 average. A dry year means a lower river and hotter rock; a wet one, more water in the gorge.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 131% | 82% | 124% | 117% | 75% | 151% | 263% | 36% | 83% | 131% | 35% | 28% |
| 2021 | 127% | 80% | 152% | 97% | 138% | 81% | 152% | 232% | 97% | 45% | 77% | 128% |
| 2022 | 31% | 63% | 87% | 157% | 104% | 74% | 156% | 148% | 166% | 43% | 122% | 51% |
| 2023 | 32% | 74% | 113% | 110% | 177% | 262% | 45% | 129% | 71% | 67% | 101% | 62% |
| 2024 | 73% | 196% | 182% | 113% | 195% | 192% | 66% | 315% | 71% | 126% | 162% | 6% |
| 2025 | 44% | 21% | 116% | 90% | 155% | 110% | 86% | 62% | 129% | 85% | 29% | 77% |
130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month
Compare with the neighbours.
Tenryū-kyō
Japan
- 1,052 mDepth
- 21 kmRim to rim
- —Length
- 37°Steepest wall
Where these figures come from
| Name, type, published depth and length | Wikidata (Q11443338) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| The cut: depth, width, wall and 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| River flow and basin | HydroATLAS / RiverATLAS v1.0 (Linke et al. 2019) · CC BY 4.0 |
| Climate | NASA POWER, 1991–2020 |
| Viewpoints, trails, bridges and the river line | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Rivers, waterfalls, mountains, lakes, beaches and islands nearby | Coastya, Lakeyas, Peakyas, Cascadyas, Islandyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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