Akiu Waterfall (Akiu Otaki [秋保大滝]) Fronting the entrance to the waterfall was a temple or shrine just beyond the Akiu Otaki bus stop and the torii at its entrance. From there, we took a short paved walkway that took us to a small viewing area. It was at this cozy viewing deck that we got ourselves a top down look at the Akiu Waterfall.
All told, we probably spent about 90 minutes to do all the walking plus have plenty of time to wait for the return bus (thanks to the trail closure). We thought this waterfall was a little bit off the tourist path because we were slaved to the public transportation schedules. That was because they weren't all that frequent. See the directions below to get an idea of how we were able to pull this off. Just to give you an idea of the logistics behind our visit to the waterfall, it was as follows:
[Back to top]  The entrance to the falls The shrine at the heart of the complex A smaller side shrine we noticed Still another look at the falls from the familiar viewing deck Can get a bit crowded at the viewing deck We couldn't quite read this sign, but in hindsight we then knew exactly what they were talking about Forest walk bridging the Akiu Waterfall complex with the main roadAs much of the waterfall that we were able to see from the closure fence[Back to top] Bottom up sweep of the falls from the only place we were able to view the falls satisfactorily TRIP REPORTSFor more information about our experiences with this waterfall, check out the following travel stories.GUIDEBOOKS / OTHER RESOURCESNEARBY WATERFALLSHave You Been To This Waterfall?
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Beyond the viewing deck, there was a walking path that also linked this main viewing area complex to the main road. Turning to the left at that main road, we then crossed a bridge over the gorge on which the falls resided and onto another walkway towards the base of the falls. Unfortunately, we only made it up to the barricade as unstable ground beneath the cliffhugging walkway forced its indefinite closure so we couldn't get any other views of the falls besides the top down views of the main viewing deck. So the only way to safely have a look at the falls from its base is from the pictures here or postcards sold here. 
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