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Jion Falls

かるちる (Karuchiru) / CC BY-SA 4.0

Jion Falls

慈恩の滝

Oita · Kyushu

A two-tiered waterfall (20m upper drop, 10m lower drop) on the border of Hita City's Amagase area and Kusu Town, with a viewing path letting visitors walk behind the lower cascade.

Why we picked it

Tucked a few minutes' walk from a roadside rest stop on Route 210, it draws local day-trippers rather than international tourists.

Crowd level
Moderate
Rating
4.2· 2,923 reviews
Opening hours
Daily Open 24 hours

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

Admission
Free, open-access viewpoint.
Nearest station
Sugikawachi Station · 4 min walk
Website
town.kusu.oita.jp

Today

Open 24 hoursFree

Stored weekly hours

Daily Open 24 hours

How to get there

By car via National Route 210; park at Michi-no-Eki Jion-no-taki Kusu roadside station and walk about 3 minutes to the falls viewpoint.

Tags

waterfallnaturehidden gemKusu

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