Chōshi Falls

What it is

• A waterfall in Fujisato Town with a basin shaped like a traditional sake bottle.
• A site of historical village development dating back to approximately 1680.
• A location once known for an upstream manganese mine and chalcedony fossils.
• A spot visited and documented by the Edo period traveler Sugae Masumi.

What to see

• The waterfall flow which visitors can view from a position directly behind the water.
• A large cave near the basin capable of holding forty people.
• Yunosawa Shrine which enshrines Fudo Myoo near the falls.
• A stone monument inscribed with a poem by traveler Sugae Masumi.
• Nests built by swifts inside the caves surrounding the waterfall area.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.