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Fudo Falls

Hachimantai City

Central Iwate

Nature / Scenery

    The famous three-tiered waterfall, Fudo Falls, is counted as one of Japan's top 100 waterfalls, and has also been certified as one of Iwate's 20 best waters. The sight of the 15m high waterfall cascading vertically, shaking the quiet air around it, is a sight to behold. This Fudo Falls is said to have been a dojo for ascetics, and the quiet area of ​​the forest still has that atmosphere, and a stone carving of Fudo Myoo is enshrined in the middle of the waterfall.

    Location
    Takahata, Hachimantai City, Iwate Prefecture 028-7542
    Inquiries
    (One company) Hachimantai City Tourism Association
    Phone number 0195-78-3500
    FAX number 0195-78-3838
    Website
    http://www.hachimantai.or.jp/index.htmlOpen in new tab
    Other
    【access】
    Route 1: Morioka Station → [74 minutes by conventional line] Araya-Shinmachi Station → [15 minutes by taxi] Fudo Falls

    Route 2: Ashiro IC → [15 minutes by car] Fudo Falls
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