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.
Last official check
25 Sept 2026
Traveler reports
0
Reports open in Phase 2
Next scheduled check
24 Dec 2026
Before you go
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- Opening hours
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- Closed
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- Admission
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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 the official site- Parking
28 car and 25 large-vehicle spaces (above, middle and below the falls), free.
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site- Payment
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- 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
Photo: Guilhem Vellut / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 (resized)Senjogahara MarshlandTochigi2 km away (straight line)
Photo: Uraomote yamaneko / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 (resized)Lake ChuzenjiTochigi4 km away (straight line)
Photo: Jordy Meow / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 (resized)Kegon FallsTochigi5 km away (straight line)- No photo yetNikko Futarasan ShrineTochigi13 km away (straight line)
- No photo yetNikko Toshogu ShrineTochigi13 km away (straight line)
Distances are straight-line distances, not travel distances.
Crowds
- Crowd level
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- Best time to visit
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- Peak time
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- Busiest days
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- 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 the official site- 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 the official site
Traveler crowd data by time of day appears after 5 traveler reports (0 so far).
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Verification log
- 25 Sept 2026First check · Tourism board · https://www.tochigiji.or.jp/spot/s5964/Access, parking, seasons, description and coordinates read from a tourism organization's site.
- 25 Sept 2026First check · Tourism board · https://www.nikko-kankou.org/features/%20congestionBooking and crowds read from a tourism organization's site.