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Sekiyama Otaki Falls

Yamagata · · Nature & Scenery

Japanese name: 関山大滝

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Sekiyama Otaki Falls
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WHAT TO DOSekiyama Otaki Falls

A waterfall in Higashine, 10 metres high and 15 wide. The water in the basin looks green.

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A waterfall in Higashine, 10 metres high and 15 wide. The water in the basin looks green.

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Sekiyama Otaki is a waterfall in Sekiyama, Higashine, Yamagata Prefecture. It is also written simply as Otaki. In the upper reaches of the Ranbu River in the Mogami River system, it falls with a drop of 10 m and a width of 15 m. It stands along National Route 48 connecting Yamagata and Miyagi Prefectures, and there is a drive-in beside the waterfall. Great katsura tree (designated a Natural Monument of Yamagata Prefecture; located near the waterfall). 25 minutes from JR Sakuranbo-Higashine Station. 30 minutes from Yamagata Airport.

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