Fukiware Falls - 吹割の滝 (fukiware no taki)

Fukiware Falls - 吹割の滝 (fukiware no taki)

Fukiware Waterfall is in a Fukiware Gorge formed by Katashina River, and is located about 16 km east-northeast of Numata city.
It is along Route 120 leading to Nikko or Oze.

The width of the river about 30 meters, and there is a long large crack in the river.
And the water of the river falls down into the crack. The hight is about 7 meters.
The scenery is like Niagara Falls in America.
The strong flow of this river erodes the rock, so this waterfall is moving back about 7 cm a year.

There is "Masutobi waterfall" downstream a little.
It has a height of 8 meters and a width of 6 meters.

Along the river, there are many strange rocks.
The length of the gorge is about 1.5 km, and some walking trails are set up along the gorge.
Near the two waterfalls, there are three observatories.

Fukiware Falls is a waterfall in Numata-shi Tone-machi. The name means something akin to 'falls that split and blow.' The name comes from how the ground appears to be split and the sheets of spray that come from the falls.

There is lovely hiking right around and above the falls and it's also possible to walk right up to the edge of the falls. Be careful and stay behind the painted lines though as people have been washed over the edge by sudden rushes of water.

How to get to here

By route bus

About 50 minutes from Numata station on JR Joetsu Line, about 1 hour 20 minutes from Jomo-kogen station on Joetsu-Shinkansen.
The number of buses departing from Numata station is more than Jomo-kogen station.
To Numata, by limited express "Minakami" on JR Joetsu Line, about 2 hours and 5 minutes from Ueno.
To Jomo-kogen, by Joetsu-Shinkansen, about 1 hour 15-20 minutes from Tokyo.

By car

1. Run Kan-etsu Expressway, and exit Numata Exit. About 130 km from Tokyo. About 1 hours 30 minutes.
2. About 18 km from Numata Exit.