Kankakei

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The gorge of {{nihongo|Kankakei|寒霞渓|Kanka-kei|literally 'cold mist valley'}} is a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty on the island of Shōdo-shima, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan.{{cite web |url=https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2505 |title=神懸山 (寒霞渓) |publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs |access-date=12 February 2012}} Part of the Setonaikai National Park, the heights rise to 812 m.{{cite web |url=http://www.env.go.jp/en/nature/nps/park/parks/setonaikai_7.html |title=Introducing places of interest: Setonaikai National Park (Kagawa Prefecture) |publisher=Ministry of the Environment (Japan) |access-date=12 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120413162812/http://www.env.go.jp/en/nature/nps/park/parks/setonaikai_7.html |archive-date=13 April 2012 }} The area is celebrated for its Japanese maple trees.{{cite web |lang=en |url=http://www.town.shodoshima.lg.jp/en/sightseeing.html |title=Shodoshima : Sightseeing |website=Shōdoshima Town |access-date=12 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110910232858/http://www.town.shodoshima.lg.jp/en/sightseeing.html }} Volunteers formed a preservation society in 1898 and when, in 1912, expropriation of the area was attempted, a soy sauce magnate stepped in to ensure its preservation.{{cite web |url=http://www.pref.kagawa.jp/kankyo/shizen/guidemap/select/setouchi/1.htm |script-title=ja:香川のみどり百選（寒霞渓）|trans-title=Top 100 Greenery in Kagawa (Kankakei Gorge) |website=Kagawa Prefecture |access-date=12 February 2012 |lang=ja |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080925033050/http://www.pref.kagawa.jp/kankyo/shizen/guidemap/select/setouchi/1.htm }} In 1927 Kankakei was selected as one of the 100 Landscapes of Japan.{{cite web |url=http://www.env.go.jp/nature/ari_kata/shiryou/031208-4-3.pdf |script-title=ja:日本八景(昭和2年)の選定内容 |publisher=Ministry of the Environment (Japan) |access-date=12 February 2012}}