Yagyū Ittōseki and Amanoiwatate Shrine (柳生一刀石・天石立神社) 柳生一刀石・天石立神社

Local legend attributes the split to Yagyū Muneyoshi, founder of the Yagyū Shinkage-ryū school of swordsmanship, who during his training is said to have cut down a tengu with a single stroke and then found the rock split in two: the parallel with Tanjirō's training scene has made it the spot most photographed by cosplayers. A replica of the sword and a selfie stand have been installed on site, specifically for the visitors who have come since the anime.

A granite boulder measuring 8×7×2 m, split in two by a diagonal crack, about a hundred metres beyond the shrine, at the far end of the Iwatodani valley. Amanoiwatate Shrine is listed in the Engishiki Jinmyōchō, and its divine body is the rock itself.

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柳生東, Yaghu

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

Local legend attributes the split to Yagyū Muneyoshi, founder of the Yagyū Shinkage-ryū school of swordsmanship, who during his training is said to have cut down a tengu with a single stroke and then found the rock split in two: the parallel with Tanjirō's training scene has made it the spot most photographed by cosplayers. A replica of the sword and a selfie stand have been installed on site, specifically for the visitors who have come since the anime.

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