So some of you may have heard of the hyakumeizan, that I have mentioned a couple of times in previous posts – Japan’s 100 top mountains. This list was originally based on a book by Kuyu Fukada, and was made famous/popular by Crown Prince Naruhito when he announced his intention to climb as many as possible. Since then, many people have embarked upon similar campaigns; I met an older fellow at the summit of Mt. Ishizuchi who was up to number 73. I too have decided to make a point of climbing a number of mountains on this list. With winter coming, and a limited time in Japan, there is definitely no way I can get through all 100 before I leave, but if I’m in an area and want to do some hiking, I figure I should start with ones on the list as opposed to any other random mountains around.
But anyway, this post is not actually about the hyakumeizan! When I was WWOOFing in Kochi, I had mentioned them to my host father and he told me that there was also a list of the top 100 waterfalls in Japan: hyakumeidaki. Since I am into nature and especially love waterfalls, I thought I should look up this list too, and lo and behold, I had already seen a number of falls that were listed there. So this has become my new goal. Again, I probably won’t have time to see them all, but I think I can make a pretty good crack at it.
Read on for some of the best falls I have seen so far on this trip. Continue reading
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