Urami Falls

What it is

• A 19-meter high waterfall located on the Arasawa River in the national forest.
• One of the three famous waterfalls found in the Nikko area.
• A site famously visited by the haiku poet Matsuo Basho in 1689.
• The upper cliff is composed of distinct platy pyroxene andesite rock.

What to see

• A statue of the deity Fudo Myoo positioned behind the falling water.
• A stone monument inscribed with a Basho haiku near the Arasawa Bridge.
• The 1902 rock collapse that permanently blocked the original path behind the falls.

Getting there

• Take a bus from Nikko Station to the designated stop.
• Walk approximately 40 minutes from the bus stop to reach the falls.
• The site is accessed via Tochigi Prefectural Road 195.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.