Mount Osuzu

What it is

• A 1,405-meter mountain formed from the fifteen-million-year-old Osuzu Caldera.
• One of Japan's 200 Famous Mountains located within a designated prefectural natural park.
• A high-rainfall region home to unique plant species like the Kibananotsukinukihototogisu.
• The site of a first-class triangulation point located at the mountain summit.

What to see

• The Osuzu Falls collection consisting of over thirty different waterfalls.
• Yatagi Falls which is recognized as one of Japan's Top 100 Waterfalls.
• Waterfalls designated as a National Scenic Beauty since 1944.
• A panoramic view from the summit reached by a three-hour hiking trail.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.