About Kijoka Nanataki Waterfall
The Kijoka Nanataki Waterfall (kijoka-nana-taki [喜如嘉七滝]; Kijoka 7 Falls; or kijoka-taki [喜如嘉滝]) strikes me as more of a locals’ waterfall given the prayer infrastructure around it.
Given this waterfall’s association with the village of Ogimi, which is informally known as the “village of longevity” (due to harboring an unusual number of people who have lived over 100 years), sacred spots like this are taken seriously.
Indeed, the spot is fronted by a torii gate (typically something that typically signifies a sacred or holy site) followed by a forking path.
The one on the right rises to a small shrine while the path on the left drops follows a stream leading to the base of the Kijoka Nanataki Waterfall.
While the name of the waterfall may imply that there’s 7 waterfalls (something I’ve come to realize is not an unusual name for Japanese waterfalls), it looked like there were only about 2 visible tiers.
There may be more hidden tiers further upstream, but given the thick foliage surrounding the area, it would likely require a drone to figure that out (though I doubt drones are appreciated in a tranquil, sacred site such as this).
![Nanataki_009_11252024 - The worshipping site (or 御嶽 [utaki] or [otake]) that was up the right fork behind the torii gate at the Kijoka Nanataki Waterfall](https://images.world-of-waterfalls.com/Nanataki_009_11252024.jpg)
From what I can tell, there hasn’t been any official measurement of this waterfall’s height, but I’ve seen an estimate of 20m, which might seem reasonable.
Anyways, this was a pretty simple waterfall to visit and revere as we only had to walk a mere 50m or so from the small car park (see directions below).
Therefore, we only spent about 30 minutes to really take in this waterfall and return to the car.
Authorities
The Kijoka Nanataki Waterfall resides near the village of Ogimi on Okinawa Island in the Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It may be administered by the local authorities of Ogimi Village. For information or inquiries about the area as well as current conditions, you can try visiting the Okinawa Tourism website.
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