It falls in three drops, 69+16+29 metres: a monk trained here for a hundred days in the thirteenth century.
The water comes down in three successive drops (69, 16 and 29 metres) inside a moss-covered gorge, and it is among the Hundred Waterfalls and the Hundred Waters of Japan. The name, ‘fragrant water’, comes from a Buddhist term for the water sprinkled in purification rites. In the Kamakura period the monk Bungaku practised here under the falling water for a hundred consecutive days, as an ascetic discipline; next to it there is still a statue of Fudō Myōō that tradition attributes to him.
It lies on the Takisawa stream, a tributary of the Sakawa River, in the small town of Yamakita. It is listed among the Hundred Waterfalls of Japan (日本の滝百選) and the Hundred Famous Waters (名水百選).
ℹ️ The trail is open and free; free car park available. About 15 minutes by car from the Oi-Matsuda interchange on the Tōmei.
🚉 Yamakita · 31 min walk
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