It drops about 70 metres in height across a front 110 metres wide, from the lava wall that the Mitake flow formed by damming the Yugawa River and creating Lake Yunoko.
The observation deck is right at the base of the waterfall, reachable from the car park along a barrier-free path. The car park and toilets stay closed from December to April, and in winter the access road requires chains or snow tyres.
A waterfall about 70 metres high and about 110 wide, at the southern end of Lake Yunoko, in the Yumoto area, Nikko city, Tochigi Prefecture. The water descends over a lava wall formed by the volcanic flow of Mitake, which originally dammed the Yugawa River, creating the lake. An observation deck is right at the base of the waterfall.
ℹ️ Paid car park: ¥500 for cars, ¥200 for motorbikes, ¥1,000–2,000 for buses; the car park and toilets close from December to April. The path from the car park to the observation deck is barrier-free. In winter the road requires chains or snow tyres. ‘Yutaki-iriguchi’ bus stop, about 80 minutes from Nikko, then 5 minutes on foot; by car about 35 minutes from Kiyotaki IC.
🚉 Yutaki · 8 min walk
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