Oct 21, 2013 - 1 min read

Canyoning Adventure in Yamanashi

Nishi Zawa Kei Koku

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Checking the course on the hike in

Checking the course on the hike in (Photo: Matthew Shewchuk)

Temporary stone piles

Temporary stone piles (Photo: Matthew Shewchuk)

Quick pose before we get wet

Quick pose before we get wet (Photo: Matthew Shewchuk)

After going down the biggest waterfall

After going down the biggest waterfall (Photo: Matthew Shewchuk)

Playing around on some of the smaller slides

Playing around on some of the smaller slides (Photo: Matthew Shewchuk)

Trying to stay warm

Trying to stay warm (Photo: Matthew Shewchuk)

The final slide

The final slide (Photo: Matthew Shewchuk)

Checking the course on the hike in

Temporary stone piles

Quick pose before we get wet

After going down the biggest waterfall

Playing around on some of the smaller slides

Trying to stay warm

The final slide

Nishi Zawa Kei Koku just happens to be my favorite canyon in all of Japan. Beautiful Caribbean blue water collects in cascading pools all the way down the canyon.

An hour and a half hike from the car park is rewarded in a spectacular 20 meter waterfall. Smooth limestone carved by thousands of years of water flow has rendered perfect slides of all sizes and description.

One of the few canyons in Japan that does not require the use of rope to get down (you can walk, jump, swim or slide down), it was worth braving the September cold for.

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