Nikaho, Akita / 元滝伏流水

Mototaki Spring Falls

Water from Mt. Chokai seeps out across a rock face about 30 m wide, 50,000 tons a day, falling over green moss; about 10 minutes on foot from the car park.

Many thin streams of water falling over moss-covered rocks in green woods — Mototaki Fukuryusui fallsPhoto: Ryuetsu Kato / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0 · License · Source

Last official check

25 Sept 2026

Traveler reports

Reports open in Phase 2

Next scheduled check

24 Dec 2026

Before you go

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Opening hours: Not checked yet — we have not confirmed this on an official source yet. Check with the spot before you go.
Closed: Open every day.
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
Admission: Not checked yet — we have not confirmed this on an official source yet. Check with the spot before you go.
Getting there: From Kisakata head for the Chokai Blue Line (Route 131), turn right onto the signposted side road and pass Kisakata Hospital to reach a large car park; the falls are about 10 minutes' walk from there.
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
Parking: Car park for 30 cars.
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
Payment: Not checked yet — we have not confirmed this on an official source yet. Check with the spot before you go.
Accessibility: Not checked yet — we have not confirmed this on an official source yet. Check with the spot before you go.

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Address: Nikaho, Akita (Japanese address: 秋田県にかほ市象潟町関字元滝)

Official site: https://nikaho-kanko.jp/mototaki/

Location

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Crowds

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Best time to visit: Not checked yet — no official source yet, and not enough traveler reports.
Peak time: Not checked yet — no official source yet, and not enough traveler reports.
Busiest days: Not checked yet — no official source yet, and not enough traveler reports.
Busiest season: Not checked yet — no official source yet, and not enough traveler reports.
Latest traveler report: None yet

Traveler crowd data by time of day appears after 5 traveler reports (0 so far).

Visiting respectfully

RulesThe site can be closed after a bear sighting, so you cannot walk the path from the car park (for example in 2025, closed after a sighting on September 27 and reopened at 9:00 on October 1). Carry a bear bell.Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
Local etiquetteA guided visit is recommended (Mototaki and Shishigahana Marsh).Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site

Verification log

25 Sept 2026First check · Tourism board · https://nikaho-kanko.jp/mototaki/Description read from a tourism organization's site.
25 Sept 2026First check · Tourism board · https://nikaho-kanko.jp/%e5%85%83%e6%bb%9d%e4%bc%8f%e6%b5%81%e6%b0%b4%ef%bc%884-30%ef%bc%89/Access and parking read from a tourism organization's site.
25 Sept 2026First check · Tourism board · https://nikaho-kanko.jp/%e3%81%8a%e7%9f%a5%e3%82%89%e3%81%9b%ef%bc%9c%e8%a7%a3%e9%99%a4-%e5%85%83%e6%bb%9d%e4%bc%8f%e6%b5%81%e6%b0%b4%ef%bc%9e/Cautions and rules read from a tourism organization's site.
25 Sept 2026First check · Tourism board · https://akita-fun.jp/spots/79Closing days, access, parking and coordinates read from a tourism organization's site.