Our picks

Waterfalls in Japan

The falls we've researched and rated - each one with an honest read on how hard it is to reach, when to go, and what it really takes.

Nachi Falls
Japan Β· Kansai (KIX) 4-5h

Japan's tallest single-drop waterfall - 133 metres of sacred water framed by the vermilion Seiganto-ji pagoda, a scene woven into a thousand years of pilgrimage.

Kegon Falls
Japan Β· Tokyo (via Nikko)

The most famous of Nikko's waterfalls - a 97-metre plunge from Lake ChΕ«zenji, framed by fiery maples every autumn and fed by the lake's clear water year-round.