Kanjogataki Falls

What it is

• A waterfall on the Sekigaya River with a drop of approximately eighty meters
• Selected as one of the fifty notable water views in Tokushima Prefecture
• A site where legend says Kukai performed ascetic water rituals
• Located directly below the grounds of Jigen-ji Temple

What to see

• The eighty-meter drop of the main falls also known as Asahi no Taki
• A statue of Fudo Myoo enshrined near the plunge pool
• Rainbows that appear in the spray during sunny mornings

When to go

• Visit on sunny mornings to see rainbows in the waterfall spray

Getting there

• The site is a sixty-minute drive from JR Tokushima Station

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.