Yuhi Falls

What it is

• A waterfall 23 meters high and 5 meters wide on the Uchikawa River.
• Legendary site where the folk hero Kintaro is said to have taken his first bath.
• A natural formation created on a fault line of volcanic rock.
• A known location for practitioners of waterfall asceticism.

What to see

• The main waterfall drop surrounded by cedar, zelkova, and oak trees.
• The sunset appearing directly in the waterfall mouth during specific winter days.
• Natural scenery at an elevation of approximately 500 meters.

When to go

• Mid-January to see the sun set into the mouth of the waterfall.
• Early summer to witness the annual waterfall opening ceremony.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.