World of Waterfalls Blog

The Shiraito Waterfall and Otodome Waterfall combo is another picturesque waterfalls duo in Japan that is well worth the trouble of getting to. This pair is located on the quieter…

The Kegon Waterfall is the star natural attraction of the World Heritage-laced Nikko area. Indeed, much of the attention goes to the Toshogu Shrine, Rinnoji Temple, Taiyun Mausoleum, which…

The Yu Waterfall is an pretty unique-looking waterfall draining Yu-no-ko by the Yumoto Onsen. The word “yu” might look familiar if you’ve visited any Japanese restaurant in Japan…

The Ryuzu Waterfall doesn’t overwhelm you with size or volume, but it’s definitely got charm. When we were there, some purplish wildflowers were blooming around the falls so that brought out…

The Urami Waterfall is a little off the beaten path as far as foreign tourists are concerned, especially since it’s located near Nikko town. We got this sense when we visited the falls and a…

The Kirifuri Waterfall is another one of those off-the-beaten-path ones as far as foreign tourists are concerned. The main reason why this is the case is that the All Nikko Pass doesn’t…

The Akiu Waterfall (Akiu Otaki [秋保大滝]; also Akiu Great Falls or just Akiu Falls) was a nice 55m waterfall on the outskirts of Sendai towards the northern part of Honshu in the Miyagi-ken…

The train was about to move and both Julie and I were separated! Julie panicked and my heart started to race. So both of us tried real hard to force the doors open before the train moved…

No one seemed terribly happy in the car from the driver to Donald to Julie who could understand the complaints made between Donald and the driver in Chinese. I could sense the momentary tension…

The Green Deep Pool Waterfall is an informal name I’m using for this waterfall (probably about 20m I’m guessing) since it spills right into the so-called Green Deep Pool…

The Dongtian Waterfall is a confined slot canyon waterfall that’s difficult to photograph since it’s essentially a waterfall that’s squeezed inside of a slot canyon…

The Changbai Waterfall is a 68m tall side attraction to Changbai Shan. The North Korea/China border actually passes through Heaven Lake, and the Koreans consider the waters of the lake to be…

The Diaoshuilou Waterfall was once considered the 3rd largest waterfall in China. However, hydroelectric developments upstream have caused this falls to flow normally only during periods…

So we disembarked to a chorus of “Meiguoren (American)” or “Laowai (Old Foreigner; not exactly a kind thing to say)” by some of the more intoxicated guys also wielding cigarettes…

There, we paid our 20 yuan per person admission charge and walked about checking out some of the indoor exhibits and having fun with looking at some of the larger statues, especially the first one…

The Zhangjiajie Waterfalls are basically a collection of ephemeral and fake waterfalls I’ve clumped into this page. Our original intent was to see the Yuanyang Waterfall in the Wulingyuan part…

He straight away asked whether we’ll pay in cash or credit. But we already hesitated. And upon further inspection of the box, I had read that this stuff was Bear Bile Powder…

The Hukou Waterfall (壶口瀑布 [Hǔkǒu Pùbù]; Teapot Waterfall or Tea Kettle Spout Waterfall) was one of those waterfalls that had volume and power instead of a tall drop. This waterfall also struck us…

He said he had never been out this far before and the longest he had driven in any one stretch of time in his 25 years on the job was 1.5 hours. So the 6 hours or so of straight…

The Huanglong Waterfalls are the waterfalls I’m putting into this page to highlight the sloping nature of the yellow terraces and mounds that give rise to not only some waterfalls but also…