Waterfalls of Japan

Japan Waterfalls are sprinkled throughout this mountainous country that sees plenty of snow and cold winter days as well as hot and rainy summer days. The rugged topography has resulted in many different kinds of waterfalls from the percolating wide curtain of

In a land of mysterious geishas, skilled samurais, onsens (spas), modern cities, discipline and efficiency in work ethic, a disarmingly humble and charming culture, and a public transportation system that's second to none, this country is quite unlike any other place we've been to.

Speaking of public transportation, we'll describe many of the falls here from the standpoint of taking public transport since that's what we did to control cost (though the tremendous infrastructure comes at a price as well). In fact, it's possible to visit the majority of sights as well as many of the waterfalls without the need for a car or taxi (with Hokkaido and some remote parts of Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku being the exception)! Considering that waterfalls are generally located in rural countrysides, that is quite an incredible statement to make!

WATERFALLS

Nachi Waterfall (Nachi-no-taki [那智の滝])	Kegon Waterfall (Kegon-no-taki [華厳の滝])	Akiu Waterfall (Akiu Otaki [秋保大滝])
Shomyo Waterfall (Shomyo-daki [称名滝]) and Hannoki Waterfall (Hannoki-no-taki [榛の木の滝])	Ginga Waterfall (Ginga-no-taki [銀河の滝]) and Ryusei Waterfall (Ryusei-no-taki [流星の滝])	Oshinkoshin Waterfall (Oshinkoshin-no-taki [オシンコシンの滝])
Hagoromo Waterfall (Hagoromo-no-taki [羽衣の滝])	Yu Waterfall (Yu-daki [湯滝])	Ryuzu Waterfall (Ryuzu-no-taki [龍頭の滝])
Urami Waterfall (Urami-no-taki [裏見の滝])	Kirifuri Waterfall (Kirifuri-no-taki [霧降の滝])	Shiraito Waterfall (Shiraito-no-taki [白糸の滝]) and Otodome Waterfall (Otodome-no-taki [音止めの滝])
Nunobiki Waterfall (Nunobiki-no-taki [布引の滝])	Kamuiwakka Waterfall (Kamuiwakka-no-taki [カムイワッカの滝])	Bandokoro Waterfall (Bandokoro Otaki [番所大滝])
Furepe Waterfall (Furepe-no-taki [フレペの滝])	Shiretoko Waterfalls

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