Harajiri Falls — Attraction in Bungo-Ono

Can never go wrong with this place. It's a nice getaway. Nice place to walk around. You can actually look over the edge of the waterfall if you're daring enough. You can climb around the base of the waterfall too. Nice scenery. Seems like it is becoming crowded with more tourists the past couple of years though. The buildings nearby are okay. The main building has refreshing ice cream, and they have a restaurant inside too. Toilets are a bit dated but usable.

Went to the Gelato/ice cream place near the main building (separate building). Never felt so discriminated against before. Just completely ignoring the only foreigner in the...

A very beautiful waterfall formed from the eruption of Mt Aso iabout 100,000 years ago . It has a drop of around 20 m and width about 120 m . It also carried a nickname “ miniature Niagara Falls of Japan ‘“ due to its horseshoe shape . There’s a suspension bridge near by where you can watch the full view of the waterfall. There’s restaurant supplying good food near by and from the restaurant, there’s a path leading to the basin of the waterfall. Very easy assessable by car . A very magnificent place to spend...

It's free, it's big, it's a sight. Unfortunately at the time I visited (July 7th, a week after the rainy season ended in 2025) it is less active and the flow was not so fierce. The location is actually also rather out of the way, so unless this is on the way to your next destination, I wouldn't recommend going out of your way for it. If it is on the way, then this is an easy recommendation. It's next to a very clean and neat roadside station with toilet facilities so it's...