Japanese Beautiful Waterfalls

Experience Beautiful Japanese Waterfalls!
There are about 2,500 waterfalls which has more than 5m (17 ft.) high and the constant activity of water. Japan is also know as the country of mountain and forest which create many beautiful waterfalls all over in Japan. The highest waterfall is Syomyodaki (称名滝) which has 350m (1170 ft.) high. We have 3 best waterfalls (三大 瀑布) in Japan, and 100 best waterfalls (日本の滝100 選) which selected by Ministry of the Environment and other NPO. If you are into waterfalls, check out the Japanese waterfalls. Many Japanese waterfalls have faces for each season. Some of the waterfalls will be frozen up completely in the winter. Some of the waterfalls have great autumn leaves. In the Spring, they have beautiful flowers, and in the summer, they have nice green leaves and huge amount of water.

List for Japanese Beautiful Waterfalls

Shiraito Waterfall

Shiraito Waterfall (白糸の滝, shiraitonotaki) is in Shizuoka prefecture, ...

Otodome Waterfall

Otodome Waterfall (音止の滝, otodomenotaki) is in Sizuoka prefecture, located ...

Hossawa Waterfall

Hossawa Waterfall (佛沢の滝, hossawanotaki) is one of the major spot of ...

Aya Waterfall

Aya Waterfall (綾滝, ayadaki) is very misterious waterfall. It has about 75 ...

Dragon Waterfall

Dragon Waterfall (龍神の滝, ryujinnotaki) is about 54 ft. height, and located ...

Syasui Waterfall

Syasui Waterfall (洒水の滝, syasuinotaki) is one of the best 100 waterfalls ...

Marukami Waterfall

Marugami Waterfall (丸神の滝)is one of the 100 best waterwaterfalls in Japan ...

Fukiware Fall

Fukiware Waterfall (吹割の滝, fukiwarenotaki) is one of the best 100 ...

Fudo Fall

Fudotaki (棚下不動滝)is one of the best 100 waterfalls in Japan, which has 37m ...

Joren Fall

Joren waterfall (浄蓮の滝, jorennotaki) is one of the best 100 waterfalls in ...

Nikai Fall

Nikai waterfall (二階滝, nikaidaki) is one of the great waterfalls in Izu. ...

Kawazu Nanadaru

Kawazu Nanadaru (河津七滝) is the one of the famous hot spring town in Izu. ...

Hayato Fall

Hayato Fall (早戸大滝, hayato otaki) is one of the 100 best waterfalls in ...

Kegon Waterfall

Kegon Waterfall (華厳の滝, Kegonnotaki) is one of the best 100 waterfalls in ...

Kirifuri Waterfall

Kirifuri Waterfall (霧降の滝, kirifurinotaki) is one of the best 100 ...

Urami Waterfall

Urami waterfall (裏見の滝, uraminotaki) is one of the three great waterfalls ...

Yu Waterfall

Yu Waterfall (湯滝, yudaki) is one of the waterfalls in Nikko. It has 50m ...

Ryuzu Waterfall

Ryuzu waterfall (竜頭滝 ,ryuzunotaki) is one of the waterfalls in Nikko. It ...

Fudo Waterfall in Mito

Fudo Waterfall (不動の滝, Fudonotaki) is 10m high. The water is coming from ...

Namase Waterfall in Mito

Namase Fall (生瀬滝, namasedaki) is located deep side of Fukuroda fall. You ...

Tsukimachi Waterfall in Mito

Tsukimachi Falls (月待の滝, tsukimachinotaki) is located at far north of ...

Fukuroda Waterfall

Fukuroda Falls (袋田の滝, fukurodanotaki) is one of the three great falls in ...

Abe Waterfall

Abe Waterfall (阿倍の大滝, abenootaki) is one of 100 best waterfalls in Japan, ...

Akamizu Waterfall

Akamizu Waterfall (赤水の滝, akamizunotaki) is located in higher level of Abe ...

Sandan Waterfall

Sandan waterfall (三段の滝, sandannotaki) is the three steps waterfall located ...

Koigataki Waterfall

Koigataki (鯉ヶ滝, or 恋仇) is the one of the waterfall located deepest side ...

Senga Waterfall

Senga waterfall (仙峨滝, sengataki) Senga waterfall is one of the 100 best ...

Senga fall

Senga fall (仙ヶ滝, sengadaki) is the waterfall located in upper part of ...

Aso Falls

Aso Falls (麻苧の滝, asonotaki) is one of the waterfalls in Annaka City. It is ...

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Shiraito Waterfall

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Category: Nature Parks > Waterfalls

Shiraito Waterfall (白糸の滝, shiraitonotaki) is in Shizuoka prefecture, located west side of Mt.Fuji. Shiraito Waterfall is about 60ft. height and 600ft. width. There are hundreds of small waterfalls and each of them look like a silk line. Shiraito means Silk thread. Water is coming from the ice of Mt. Fuji. In 1936, this waterfall is chosen a natural monument, and in 1990, it is chosen one of 100 best waterfalls in Japan. There are many gift shop around Shiraito Waterfall. Otodome Waterfall is right next to it.
Tourist info:
There are a couple of Hotels, camping place and a golf course.
Access:
0. at Fuji St.
1. take JR Minobu line to Fujinomiya (20 min.)
2. take bus to Shiraito no Taki (30 min.)

Detailed Travel Guide

Shiraito Waterfall is one of the vest waterfalls around Mt. Fuji. All the water is coming from snow of Mt.Fuji. So, this fall is very unique because the falls do not have river run in to the fall. Over 200 waterfalls make beautiful white water curtain. They looks like Japanese Naiagara fall. It is very quiet waterfall.
When you are in Fujinomiya, visit this waterfall and Otodome waterfall.
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