is a waterfall located in the town of

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Ibaraki Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Ibaraki Prefecture has a population of 2,871,199 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Ibaraki Prefecture borders Fukushima Prefecture to the north, ...

Japan. It is a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty. and is one of "

Japan’s Top 100 Waterfalls is a list of waterfalls in Japan compiled by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment in 1990. Background According to the Japanese government, there are 517 named waterfalls in Japan. Many of these waterfalls are located in remote mountain l ...

", per a listing published by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment in 1990.Japan’s Top 100 Waterfalls Ministry of Environment
The falls are ranked as the third most beautiful waterfall in Japan, coming after and .

Overview

The falls are located within the borders of the Okukuji Prefectural Nature Park. The falls are on the , which has its source spring just above the falls. The river ultimately joins the

Kuji River is a river in Fukushima Prefecture, Tochigi Prefecture and Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. It rises at the northern slope of Mount Yamizo, where the border of these three prefectures is located, and flows into Pacific Ocean at Hitachi and Tokai ...

, one of the major rivers in the northern

Kantō region The is a geographical area of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. In a common definition, the region includes the Greater Tokyo Area and encompasses seven prefectures: Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba and Kanagawa. Slight ...

. The falls have a width of and are at their highest point, with four main tiers. Geologically, the falls are located on a cliff created by a volcanic ejecta some 15 million years ago. During winter the falls may freeze. The closest train station is

Fukuroda Station is a passenger railway station in the town of Daigo, Kuji District, Ibaraki Prefecture, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Fukuroda Station is served by the Suigun Line, and is located 51.8 rail kilometers from the off ...

on the

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Suigun Line located 3 kilometers away. By car, the falls can be reached from the Naka Interchange on the

Jōban Expressway The , abbreviated , is a national expressway in Japan. It is owned and operated by East Nippon Expressway Company. It is signed E6 under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's "2016 Proposal for Realization of Expressway N ...

Japan National Route 118 National Route 118 is a national highway of Japan connecting Mito, Ibaraki and Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima in Japan, with a total length of 206.1 km (128.06 mi). See also * * References External links * 118 118 may refer to: *118 ( ...

in the direction of Ōmiya.

Gallery

Fukuroda Falls 36.jpg, Fukuroda Falls in spring (May) Fukuroda Falls 13.jpg, Fukuroda Falls in summer (August) Fukuroda Falls 42.jpg, Fukuroda Falls in autumn (November) Fukuroda Falls 63.jpg, Fukuroda Falls in winter (January) Fukuroda Falls 67.jpg, Frozen Fukuroda Falls (January) Fukuroda Falls 41.jpg, Fukuroda Falls from Viewing Platform No.1

References

External links

Oomoide RomankanIbaraki Guide
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