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Numata, Gunma / 吹割の滝

Fukiware Falls

"The Niagara of the Orient", a waterfall about 7 m high and 30 m wide where the soft bedrock has split open; free, with footpaths, a suspension bridge and viewing decks.

A wide, low waterfall pouring into a crack in a broad flat riverbed of rock, seen from above
Fukiware Falls (photo taken September 2009)Photo: Σ64 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0 (resized) · License · Source

Last official check

25 Sept 2026

Traveler reports

0

Reports open in Phase 2

Next scheduled check

24 Dec 2026

Decide before you go

A short summary made from the official facts below. Check the rows for details.

Getting there
Train / Bus / Car
Admission
Free entry
Closing days
Closures change with the season

Before you go

Only facts we confirmed on official sources are shown. Anything else is listed under “Not yet confirmed”.

Opening hours

Open access; the footpath is closed at night.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Closed

Usually closed for winter from mid-December to late March.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Admission

Free.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Getting there

About 25 minutes (16 km) by car from Numata IC on Route 120 toward Oze; 45 minutes by bus from JR Numata Station (bound for Kamata) to Fukiware-no-taki, then about 3 minutes on foot.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Parking

A free car park (about 10 spaces) is on the right before the Fukiware bridge lights; private drive-ins near the falls may charge, so check before parking.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Not yet confirmed

Payment, Accessibility

we have not confirmed this on an official source yet. Check with the spot before you go.

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Address: Numata, Gunma (Japanese address: 群馬県沼田市利根町追貝)

Official site: https://www.numata-kankou.jp/fukiwarenotaki/index.html

Location

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Nearby spots

Distances are straight-line distances, not travel distances.

Crowds

Busiest season

Spring, with snowmelt and fresh greenery, is the best season; autumn colours are also lovely.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Not yet confirmed

Crowd level, Best time to visit, Peak time, Busiest days

no official source yet, and not enough traveler reports.

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Verification log

  • 25 Sept 2026First check · Tourism board · https://gunma-kanko.jp/spots/105Hours, fees, access, parking and coordinates read from a tourism organization's site.