玄武洞公园

Genbu-do Park

位于兵库县西侧丰冈市的玄武洞公园是一个自然公园,游客可以在这里观赏到被称为“柱状节理”的独特地质特征:粗糙的岩石表面呈现出巨大的波浪状图案和无数的涟漪,坚硬的石壁上层层叠叠布满了横截面为六边形的柱状岩石。这些特征大约在160万年前因岩浆冷却凝固而形成。公园多年来一直是著名景点,管理者对它进行了重新开发,并在此过程中将它转变为向游客收费的景区。

The rough rock surface has a large wavy pattern with countless ripples.A hard wall can be seen with hexagonal rock cross-sections in layers.Genbudo Park in Toyooka City,located on the west side of Hyogo Prefecture,is a nature park where visitors can see the characteristic geological features called“columnar joints”that developed roughly 1.6 million years ago when the magma cooled and solidified.This project was a redevelopment plan for this park,which has been a scenic spot for many years,in conjunction with the transition to charging admission for visitors.The most discussed issue throughout the planning process was how to enable visitors to experience the power of the columnar joints,also known as“nature’s sculptures”.