A sign marks Wariishi-zaka (割石坂, "Split Rock Slope") on the Sukumogawa Nature Trail near Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. According to legend, the samurai Soga Gorō Tokimune split a massive boulder here with a single sword strike in 1193 to test his blade's sharpness before avenging his father's murder on the plains of Fuji – part of the Soga brothers' revenge, one of Japan's three great vendettas.

A sign marks Wariishi-zaka (割石坂, "Split Rock Slope") on the Sukumogawa Nature Trail near Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. According to legend, the samurai Soga Gorō Tokimune split a massive boulder here with a single sword strike in 1193 to test his blade's sharpness before avenging his father's murder on the plains of Fuji – part of the Soga brothers' revenge, one of Japan's three great vendettas. Stock Photo
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Georg Berg

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8569 x 5713 px | 72.6 x 48.4 cm | 28.6 x 19 inches | 300dpi

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12 November 2025

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湯本元箱根線, Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan