Kegon Falls

Name: Kegon Falls
Address: 321-1661 2479-2 Chugushi, Nikko, Nikkō, JP
Telephone: +81 288-55-0030

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Kegon Falls is a 97-metre waterfall at Lake Chūzenji in Nikkō National Park, near Nikkō.

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Why go

The 97-metre main drop begins at Lake Chūzenji, the source of the Daiya River.
The falls are counted among Japan’s three highest waterfalls.

Opening hours

Today09:00 – 16:30Show all

Monday09:00 – 16:30

Tuesday09:00 – 16:30

Wednesday09:00 – 16:30

Thursday09:00 – 16:30

Friday09:00 – 16:30

Saturday09:00 – 16:30

Sunday09:00 – 16:30

Don't miss

Main dropThe waterfall’s main drop is about 97 metres high.At Lake Chūzenji
Smaller cascadesAbout twelve smaller cascades emerge through cracks behind and beside the main drop.Behind and beside the main drop

Shorts

Interesting facts1

Water emerges through fissures between the mountain and lava flows.
Kegon-Fälle - Wikipedia

History

The falls were recognized among Japan’s Eight Views in 1927 and included in the country’s Top 100 Waterfalls list in 1990.

23,000–17,000 years agoLake Chūzenji overflowed east through a basalt depression, forming Kegon Falls and the Daiya River.
1900Hoshino Gorobei built a teahouse by the basin, ending the falls’ relative isolation.
1903Student and poet Misao Fujimura died at the falls. Newspaper coverage and comments by Natsume Soseki were followed by more than 200 youth suicide attempts over eight years.
1927Kegon Falls was recognized among the Eight Views representing Japan and its culture in the Shōwa period.
1990Kegon Falls appeared on the Ministry of the Environment’s list of Japan’s Top 100 Waterfalls.

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Best time to visit

Autumn foliage draws visitors; traffic on the road from Nikkō to Chūzenji can slow considerably.

Know before you go

Open daily from 09:00 to 16:30.

Sources: Kegon Falls - Wikipedia · Kegon-Fälle - Wikipedia · Chutes de Kegon - Wikipedia · checked 28 Oct 2026

Where

321-1661 2479-2 Chugushi, Nikko

Website: kegon.jp/
Phone: +81 288-55-0030

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Questions and answers

Where are Kegon Falls?

They stand at Lake Chūzenji in Nikkō National Park, within the city of Nikkō.

How high are Kegon Falls?

The main waterfall drops about 97 metres.

Are there smaller waterfalls at Kegon Falls?

About twelve smaller cascades emerge through cracks behind and beside the main drop.

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