Ryūzu Falls
Ryūzu Falls is a waterfall located upstream from the Yugawa River which makes its way into Lake Yunoko and Lake Chūzenji. It is located near Nikkō in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Waterfall
- Description: waterfall in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Ryuzu falls”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Nantai and Senjogahara Wetland.
Mount Nantai
Peak
Photo: Uraomote yamaneko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Nantai is a stratovolcano in the Nikkō National Park in Tochigi Prefecture, in central Honshū, the main island of Japan. The mountain is 2,486 metres high. Mount Nantai is situated 3½ km east of Ryūzu Falls.
Senjogahara Wetland
Senjōgahara is a four-square-kilometre area in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, in the city of Nikkō. It is 1,400 metres above sea-level. Senjōgahara can be translated as "battlefield", referring to a mythical tale of the gods of Mount Nantai and Mount Akagi fighting for control of Lake Chūzenji.
Odashirogahara Wetland
Odashirogahara is a marshland located near Nikkō in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, west of the river Yukawa. It is about 650,000 m2, west of Senjōgahara. All private car traffic is banned in this area to keep the area free from pollution. Odashirogahara Wetland is situated 3 km northwest of Ryūzu Falls.
Ryūzu Falls
- Category: body of water
- Location: Nikko, Tochigi, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
36.7577° or 36° 45′ 28″ northLongitude
139.45145° or 139° 27′ 5″ eastElevation
1,324 metres (4,344 feet)Open location code
8Q8XQF52+3HOpenStreetMap ID
node 758741069OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfall
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Satellite Map
Discover Ryūzu Falls from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Ryūzu Falls” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “龍頭瀑布”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ريوزو فالس”
- French: “chutes de Ryūzu”
- French: “Chutes de Ryūzu”
- French: “Chutes Ryūzu”
- German: “Ryūzu-Fälle”
- Japanese: “Ryūzu no Taki”
- Japanese: “りゅうずのたき”
- Japanese: “竜頭の滝”
- Japanese: “竜頭ノ滝”
- Mazanderani: “ئوشار ریوزو”
- Mazanderani: “ریوزو ئوشار”
- Persian: “آبشار ریوزو”
- Persian: “ابشار ریوزو”
- Portuguese: “Cataratas de Ryūzu”
- Tajik: “Обшори Рюзӣ”
- Tajik: “Рюзӣ”
- Tajik: “Шаршараи Рюзӣ”
- Urdu: “ریوزو آبشار”
- Vietnamese: “thác Ryuzu”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Akanuma and 中宮祠.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ryuzu Kannondo and Observation Deck.
Tochigi: Must-Visit Destinations
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