Jinba Waterfall (jinba-no-taki [陣馬の滝])

Fujinomiya / Mt Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan

About Jinba Waterfall (jinba-no-taki [陣馬の滝])

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The Jinba Waterfall (jinba-no-taki [陣馬の滝]; “Battle Horse Falls?”) was perhaps the one waterfall that the family (especially the kids) enjoyed the most.

While most waterfalls that we encountered during our July 2023 road trip in Japan were mostly look-but-don’t-touch, this one is not only scenic, but it lets you play.

Jinba_030_07232023 - The Jinba Waterfall near Mt Fuji
The Jinba Waterfall near Mt Fuji

And play they did as the kids wound up building rock bridges in the nice, cool, clear waters of the Gotomeki or Gotomoku River (五斗目木川).

The Jinba Falls (I’ve also seen it called Jimba Falls) is said to drop some 5m with a width of 20m, but most of the waterfall emerges as springs from the underlying porous lava surface.

Thus, in addition to being quite a fun place to interact with a waterfall (especially compared to the neighboring Shiraito Falls), it was also scenically alluring.

It’s said that this waterfall got its name from Minamoto no Yoritomo (源頼朝) who was the first shogun in Japan from 1192 to 1199.

Jinba_067_07232023 - The kids enjoying themselves building rock bridges at the Jinba Falls while other visitors were just enjoying the scenery
The kids enjoying themselves building rock bridges at the Jinba Falls while other visitors were just enjoying the scenery

Legend has it that he set up camp at the falls while wind hunting (simultaneously sports hunting and honing martial arts skills) in Mt Fuji one day in 1193.

The word 陣馬 or jinba could be translated to mean “camp” or even literally “battle horse”.

While camping, he heard a drum-like sound at the base of the Jinba Falls, which turned out to come from a hollow stone, which he named “Taikoishi” (蛸石 or “drum stone”), and apparently this stone is still there today.

During our visit, I guess we were too caught up with just enjoying the falls to even look for it so that was a bit of a miss on my part.

Jinba_001_07232023 - It was a short walk from the car park to the Jinba Falls along this paved promenade
It was a short walk from the car park to the Jinba Falls along this paved promenade

In any case, this was an easy waterfall to visit as it was a very short 300m walk from the car park (see directions below) to the waterfall itself.

Although we didn’t do it, we saw some people actually wade up the river from further downstream along the Gotomoku River.

Indeed, we spent about 45 minutes away from the car, but for all intents and purposes, this was pretty much a short jaunt waterfall where you can linger more than you walk.

Authorities

The Jinba Waterfall resides near the city of Fujinomiya in the Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It may be administered by the Fujinomiya City Government. For information or inquiries about the area as well as current conditions, you can try visiting the Fujinomiya City website.

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