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Nikko, Tochigi / 竜頭滝

Ryuzu Falls

One of Okunikko's three great falls, a cascade running 210 m over lava from Mt. Nantai, split in two near the basin like a dragon's head.

A waterfall splitting into two streams around a large rock among autumn trees
Ryuzu Falls in autumn (photo taken October 2011)Photo: あばさー / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain (resized) · Terms of use · Source

Last official check

25 Sept 2026

Traveler reports

0

Reports open in Phase 2

Next scheduled check

24 Dec 2026

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Getting there
Train / Bus / Car

Before you go

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Getting there

About 65 minutes by bus toward Yumoto Onsen from JR Nikko or Tobu Nikko Station to the Ryuzu-no-taki stop, then about 2 minutes on foot; about 30 minutes by car from Kiyotaki IC.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Parking

28 car and 25 large-vehicle spaces (above, middle and below the falls), free.

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

Opening hours, Closed, Admission, Payment, Accessibility

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Address: Nikko, Tochigi (Japanese address: 栃木県日光市中宮祠)

Official site: https://www.tochigiji.or.jp/spot/s5964/

Location

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Nearby spots

Distances are straight-line distances, not travel distances.

Crowds

Busiest season

Mitsuba azaleas bloom from late May to early June, and the falls are famous for autumn colours from late September.

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.

Latest traveler report
None yet

The Irohazaka road gets congested in the leaf season; the Nikko tourism association publishes a traffic forecast calendar and off-peak times.Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site

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

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