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100 Selected Waterfalls of Japan · No. 10

Akiu Great Falls 秋保大滝

Drop 55 m (180 ft)Akiu, MiyagiTohoku region
Akiu Great Falls
Akiu Great Falls (秋保大滝)Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Crown of Lenten rose assumed (based on copyright claims). — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
Drop55 m (180 ft)
Width6 m (20 ft)
LocationAkiu, Miyagi, Japan
RegionTohoku
Selected Waterfalls listNo. 10 of the 100 Selected Waterfalls of Japan (Nihon no Taki Hyakusen, 1990)
Coordinates38.27492° N, 140.60292° E

Akiu Great Falls is a waterfall in the MiyagiXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX14X The difference is 55 meters and 6 meters wide. It is designated a national champion and can be counted as one of the 100 Selected Waterfalls of Japan. There are many theories, but sometimes you can count them among the "Sho-Yung" or "The Three Japanese." Waterfalls can freeze around the beginning of February in severe winter.

Geography

Akiu Great Falls is about 12 kilometers in the direction of Akira River from the spring of autumn. The west of this neighborhood is the two-way canyon. It's a place that's part of the Kingdom Hall and county Nature Park. Akiu Great Falls is on the north side of the river. From the Akiu Great Falls parking lot on the south side of the river, through the waterfall platform and the steady waterfall bridge, a mile of Akiu Great Falls waterfall has been set up as one of the main attractions for the zXQ047X Panorama. There are Akiu Great Falls Gardens and Akiu Great Falls in the vicinity. It is said that during the early days of the peace period and on their way to the temple, the Great Master of Mercy stayed here and kept the Unsight King. In 1825, an expert from the local community set up a stable and revived his book value.

Access

Bass: One hour and a half ago, Paul from Sendai station, West Pacific Coast, from Paul to Paul 8 and the Citadel traffic bus, "Akiu Great Falls" and "Akiu Great Falls" stop for about an hour and a half. "Akiu Great Falls." My car: East-Winn Road, Sendai, South IC, National Road 286 and ZX139X Road, ZX146X Road, 22 km by Sendai Line 62. It's about 20 miles from the IC of Tohoku-Naki, Japan, Japan, Japan, Japan, Japan, Japan, and Japan. It's about 26 kilometers from Mount Fuji's Carway, Miyagi, IC, and Country Road 457 and ZX139XXXXX1406. Free parking lot Akiu Great Falls parking lot A hike course: From the 48 Nicka Bridge, along the green road, about 13 kilometers and about three and a half hours' walk.

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Text adapted from the Japanese Wikipedia article 秋保大滝, whose full text was translated into English for this guide by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Drop and location facts cross-checked with Wikidata (CC0) and the 100 Selected Waterfalls of Japan list (Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0).

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