Ogawa Falls (Ogawa-no-Taki)
Also written: 雄川の滝 · 雄川瀑布
The contrast between the emerald-green plunge pool and rugged rock faces is stunning, and it has become popular on social media as a mysterious hidden gem.
An Illustrated Japan / Kagoshima / Townscape & Scenery
About this place
Ogawa Falls located Kawakita Minami-Osumi southern Osumi Peninsula 46m drop 60m wide. Shirasu plateau columnar joint cliff with seepage silk threads. Emerald pool vivid when water low and sunny. Entry in Sangu Meisho Zue 1843 Edo anthology sparked interest 2013 Kagoshima Bank calendar adoption surged visitors, used 2018 NHK Taiga Segodon opening and Kingdom film location. Incorporated into Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park 95ha Aug 2018. Trail 1,200m from 70-car lot with cafe toilets with Takimi Bridge 80m above. Two viewpoints: upper downstream and two-story wooden platform facing basin. Best early morning.
