Shishiiwa

Lion face

Nice to see at sunrise or sunset. Looks to me more like an eagle, but with imagination, look like a lion's head.

Lion face

Nice to see at sunrise or sunset. Looks to me more like an eagle, but with imagination, look like a lion's head.

Not sure why this is even an attraction

There is no parking close to the rock, so we had to park a few hundred metres down the road and walk back to look at it. It's basically a rock with nothing spectacular about it, although it's supposed...

Not sure why this is even an attraction

There is no parking close to the rock, so we had to park a few hundred metres down the road and walk back to look at it. It's basically a rock with nothing spectacular about it, although it's supposed...

Lion rock in English

This rock's profile resembles a mail lion's face, so called 'Shishi-iwa', means lion rock. This is a part of Kumano Kodo and this rock has been worshiped from ancient period. In middle age, a group of...