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According to legend, En no Gyoja had the deity Hitokotonushi gather these enormous rocks in order to build a bridge from Mount Katsuragi to Mount Kinpusen in Yoshino. The work only progressed as far as gathering the rocks because the deity, who had an ugly face, would not come out during the day so that he could avoid being seen by people. Located atop 635 stone steps, it is a Shugen training site. The landscape created by the stones, which stand 3 to 5 meters tall, tells the legend to visitors. The site has also been chosen as one of the “100 Soundscapes of Japan” because some of the stones have holes in them, and visitors can place their ears against them to hear mysterious sounds.