Visit Duration
60 minutes
Nunobiki Falls
布引の滝Chuo, Hyogo
Nature
What makes this place special?
At a Glance
Nunobiki Falls is a set of four waterfalls on the Nunobiki mountain stream in Chūō ward, Kobe, close to the city center. Together with Kegon Falls and Nachi Falls, they are counted among Japan's three great divine falls.
From upstream, the falls are Ontaki at 43 meters, Meotodaki at 9 meters, Tsutsumigadaki at 8 meters and Mentaki at 19 meters. Beside Ontaki are five potholes, and a legend says they lead to the Dragon Palace. The site was once a training ground for Shugendō mountain ascetics. It appears in classical poetry, including a passage of the Tales of Ise, and in the play Genpei Nunobiki no Taki. A walking path along the stream continues through the forest to the Nunobiki Herb Garden.
Goshuin within a short walk
Temples, shrines and castles near Nunobiki Falls that give goshuin, closest first.
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