Hossawa Falls

What it is

• A sixty-meter waterfall located on the Seto Stream in Hinohara Village.
• The site is officially listed among Japan's Top One Hundred Waterfalls.
• The waterfall consists of four distinct tiers with a twenty-six meter drop at the base.
• This natural landmark was formerly known by the name Hosso-no-taki.

What to see

• The lowest tier of the falls dropping twenty-six meters into a pool.
• The full sixty-meter vertical descent across four separate levels of rock.
• Frozen ice formations that cover the waterfall during the winter season.
• Nighttime illuminations that light up the water during the summer festival.

When to go

• Mid-August for the annual waterfall festival and evening light displays.
• Winter months to see the cascade freeze and participate in the ice quiz.

Getting there

• Take a bus from Musashi-Itsukaichi Station directly to the waterfall site.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.