About Todoroki Falls
Todoroki Falls (todoroki-no-taki [轟の滝]; “Roaring Falls”) was one of the more impressive waterfalls that we’ve seen on Okinawa Island.
It’s also one of the easiest waterfalls to visit as it was just a short detour from the well-traveled route between the cities of Naha and Nago near Nago City.
The waterfall is the centerpiece of the Todoroki Waterfall Park, which was a family-friendly and tranquil space featuring a large lawn area, viewing pavilions, and short trails to appreciate the flora.
We paid a modest fee of 200 yen per adult and 100 yen for our daughter.
Beyond the ticket machine window and welcome signs, we then walked around a large lawn area, where we opted to take the path on the side closer to the stream (going past a channel with a small arched bridge).
On the far side of the lawn area, we then crossed a bridge, where we got our first look at the Todoroki Falls.
From the first viewing pavilion, it was possible to view the falls from some boulders just in front of the pavilion.
Boardwalks routed us up towards nearest pavilion with steps leading up to the closest view from near the base of the waterfall.
To round out our visit, we also took a side path that went into a small loop path that went by a “Forest Bathing” section, where we could appreciate the flora in the area, and then going past some overflow ponds or something.
Towards the end of this loop, I was able to get some nice contextual views of the Todoroki Falls with the pavilions in the foreground for a sense of scale.
On the way out, I then went down to an unbridged crossing of the Todoroki Stream to the other side, where there was another pavilion and some tables adjacent to the far end of the lawn area.
Finally, we just finished going around the left side of the lawn to round out our brief visit, which only took about 40 leisurely minutes.
The fact that this was one of the easiest waterfalls to visit without the need to river scramble or sweat it out on a longer hike was much appreciated, especially since we visited this place on the surprisingly long drive to Sesoko from Naha.
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Todoroki Falls resides near the city of Nago on Okinawa Island in the Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It may be administered by the Nago City Government. For information or inquiries about the area as well as current conditions, you can try visiting the Okinawa Tourism website.
Todoroki Falls is located within the Todoroki Falls Park just a short detour off the main highway (Route 58) between Naha and Nago (close to the city of Nago).
This was the first place we stopped for right after we picked up the rental car near the main airport for Okinawa in Naha.
So I’ll just describe the driving directions from both Naha as well as Nago (it’s pretty straightforward).
From Naha Airport, we drove the 331 towards the 58, and then we stayed on the 58 along the eventual coastal route (not the E58, which is a toll expressway that’s more inland along the eastern side of Okinawa Island) for about 57km.
Despite the distance, this stretch actually took us closer to 90 minutes because of the many traffic lights and the slow speed limits throughout this route (think 50km/h to 60km/h).
Eventually at about 2.5km after the E58 merged with this route, we then kept left onto the Route 71 where the route split with the Route 58 (right).
At this point, we started to see signs for the Todoroki Waterfall and followed them to a traffic light along the 71 pointing to the right, where we left the 71 and went onto a local road.
Continuing on the road for about 300m, we eventually got past a bridge then turned left onto a narrow (nearly single-lane) local road along a channel, which we followed for 900m to its end.
The car park for the Todoroki Waterfall Park was right at the end of this road.
In hindsight, it might have been more expeditious to 331 east to the 256 and eventually the entrance to the E58 motorway, which would overcome the slow speed limits and numerous traffic lights to significantly cut down the drive time.
As for driving south from Nago, we’d head south on the Route 71 for about 2km from the intersection between the 58 and 71 in Nago City.
Then, we’d turn left at the traffic light with the sign pointing that way for the Todoroki Waterfall.
Once we left the 71, we’d then drive the local roads as described above to get to the car park for the Todoroki Waterfall Park.
Overall, this drive should take about 15 minutes or less depending on the traffic conditions.
For some geographical context, Nago was about 14km (about 30 minutes drive) southeast of Motobu, about 12km (about 30 minutes drive) south of Nakijin, about 50km (about an hour drive) northeast of Chatan, and 70km (over an hour drive) northeast of Naha (or 64km and over 90 minutes drive without taking the toll motorway).
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360 degree sweep from the bridge over the stream revealing the surroundings and the waterfall before finishing up with another sweep at an improved viewing spot underneath a shelter
Long video starting with the walkway by the shelter and ending up at the end of the walkway as close to the falls as you can get
Semi-circular sweep from a distance of the context of the waterfall as seen from a serene viewing area with signs and rest benches
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