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Zengoro Falls

photo: Qurren (talk) Taken with Canon IXY 10S (Digital IXUS 210) / CC BY-SA 3.0

Zengoro Falls

善五郎の滝

Nagano · Chubu

A 21-metre curtain of water on the Onagawa stream in Norikura Kogen, dropping into a shallow pool with Mount Norikura framed directly behind it from the viewing platform. It is one of the three named falls of Norikura, reached by a short forest path from a roadside car park.

Why we picked it

Fifteen to thirty minutes on foot, round trip, from the car park, and most people driving up to the summit road never stop for it.

Best season
Autumn
Crowd level
Moderate
Rating
4.6· 98 reviews
Opening hours
Seasonal — see below

Usual hours — confirm with the official site for holidays + seasonal closures.

Admission
Free, including the trailhead car park.
Nearest station
Shin-Shimashima Station, then bus to Suzuran or Kanko Center in Norikura Kogen; the trailhead car park holds about 30 cars

Today

Free

Seasonal hours

  • Open-air, accessible year-round; in a cold winter the fall freezes into an ice column and the stepped path may need snowshoes or crampons.

How to get there

From Nagoya Station · ~3h 36m by car

Tags

waterfallnatureforesthikingski

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