The Furepe Waterfall is kind of a percolating spring waterfall that seeps out of the sea cliffs and right into the Sea of Okhotsk. Like Kamuiwakka-no-taki, I’ve included a separate page…

The Kamuiwakka Waterfall is a pretty well-known rotemburo (hot springs waterfall) deep in the wild Shiretoko National Park. Now even though we only managed to experience the falls by boat, I opted…

The Oshinkoshin Waterfall is a very beautiful waterfall that’s kind of split in the middle by a tree-covered rock as the water makes it way into the Sea of Okhotsk not much further downstream…

The Hagoromo Waterfall sits on the western side of Daisetsuzan National Park in the Tenninkyo Gorge. This one drops some 270m in multiple steps in sheets of water giving it the appearance…

The Ginga Waterfall (Ginga-no-taki [銀河の滝]; Ginga Falls) and Ryusei Waterfall (Ryusei-no-taki [流星の滝]; Ryusei Falls) comprised yet another set of twin Japanese waterfalls that we noticed…

The Nunobiki Waterfall (Nunobiki-no-taki [布引の滝]; Nunobiki Falls) was actually a series of four waterfalls plus smaller cascades and man-modified waterfalls. It was really a waterfall we didn’t…

The Nachi Waterfall (Nachi-no-taki [那智の滝]; also Nachi Falls) was said to be Japan’s highest waterfall at 133m though we suspect that claim would only work if the definition of waterfall was limited…

The Shomyo Waterfall and Hannoki Waterfall comprise the twin towers of Japanese waterfalls. Shomyo Daki (pictured above on the left) is said to be Japan’s tallest permanent waterfall…

The Bandokoro Waterfall is one of three notable waterfalls in the Norikura Kogen within reach as a day trip out of Matsumoto. Julie and I remembered…

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 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 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 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 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 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 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…