Kizetsu-Kyo Gorge

I went to this location because of the autumn leafs report said the leafs here has started turning red. Today 15th Nov, 2023. I could see a bit of them has turned red. It’s alright. I just had to wait for the right weather to see the red leafs. Anyways, I just like to shared, at this location, there is a few space for car park, and a public toilet to use, before you cross the bridge into park. Beautiful scenery.

Lovely waterfall and river! The trail leading to the waterfall is peppered with little shrines, culminating in a temple with large window views of the waterfall. Behind the rest area, there are two water pipes. The pipe nearest to the parking lots is sought after by the locals who will bring their large water containers to collect the cold spring water. We did the same. 😉 Awesome!

This slightly out of the way place has it all: big, noisy waterfall you can stand under, 400m of uphill jungly hiking to to a mysterious carved Buddha in the cliff, and a wild river gorge you can take a dip in amongst the boulders and pools. Free parking.

Beautiful nature, an iconic red bridge surrounded by fresh green (we visited in April but it’s probably amazing in fall), and there’s a waterfall and some shrines. If you follow the path up the mountain, you can find a huge Buddha relief carved into a rock wall. It’s pretty impressive. Lovely spot!

Stop by here in the way to Ryujin onsen. Lovely place. It will be more beautiful with autumn leaves.