Jun 17, 2012 - 1 min read

Nikko’s Ryuzu-no-taki Falls

“Dragon’s Head” Falls flows from Yukawa River

By Tomoko Kamishima

Community writer

The dragon's head: Whiskers on the left and right, the head in the middle.

From the head of the falls, looking down to Chuzen-ji Lake.

The head of the upper falls.

Deep in the forest, the Yuno-kawa River. It slowly moves downstream towards the falls.

Halfway down the falls.

Trekking trail along the river above the falls.

The falls in the autumn.

“Ryuzu-no-taki Falls” gets its name from the fact that the falls look like a dragon’s head when you see it looking up from near the basin of the falls. The two sides of the falls are whiskers and the rock between them is the head of a dragon. The falls come down gently from the Yukawa River for 210 meters on lava that flowed out of Mt. Nantai 20,000 years ago. The best seasons are early summer when it is adorned with pink azaleas, and autumn with its gorgeously decorated colorful leaves.

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James Forest

James Forest 11 years ago

Green and with flowing water is the best. Thank you for showing the additional pictures tmk.

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Tomoko Kamishima

Tomoko Kamishima Photographer 11 years ago

Kanman-ga-fuchi, Saino-ko Lake, and Kisuge-daira are also beautiful green places near here, James.

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James Forest

James Forest 11 years ago

I love the green places of the world. This is an especially nice one.

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