Yasaka Falls
八坂の大滝
A fifty-meter waterfall on the Sakunohirasawa River featuring a shrine and a unique path that leads behind the cascading water.
What it is
- A natural waterfall with a fifty-meter drop located in Omachi City.
- A site featuring a shrine dedicated to the Buddhist monk Kobo Daishi.
- A water source that flows directly into the Kanakuma River.
What to see
- A walking path that allows visitors to stand directly behind the falling water.
- A shrine dedicated to Kobo Daishi located near the base of the falls.
- A massive thirty-meter ice pillar that forms during the coldest winter months.
When to go
- Winter to see the waterfall frozen into a solid pillar of ice.
Getting there
- Twenty minutes by taxi from Shinano-Omachi Station.
- A local city bus stops at the Komatsuo bus stop near the site.
- Forty-five minutes by car from the Azumino Interchange.
- Twenty-five minutes by car from the Omi Interchange.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
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