Kawanouchi, Toon City, Ehime Prefecture
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Cost per person
¥500
Located within the Sara-ga-mine Mountain Range Prefectural Natural Park, Shiraino Falls is a stunning 96-meter waterfall on the upper reaches of the Shigenobu River. The falls offer picturesque views in every season, but are especially enchanting in winter when the cascading water freezes into a magnificent ice sculpture. Visitors can enjoy a 10-minute walk from the parking area along a well-maintained path to reach the falls. Noted literary figures Soseki Natsume and Shiki Masaoka were inspired by this natural wonder, and their poetry monuments can be found nearby. Note that the path can be snowy in winter, so appropriate footwear is recommended.