Akiu Great Falls
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I visited here on Nov 4th. The autumn leaves were awesome. There is a parking lot next to the main road and another one near to the path you walk to the water fall. The second one is small and you may not find a space. Both are for free. You can park your car to the main one and walk about 10 mins instead. There is an observation deck, restaurant, small shop, local goods etc. There is also a botanical garden, closes at 16:00 during winter season. There is a temple as well. The water fall is great and very tall. The color of the leaves complete the composition. A beautiful scenery, must see place if you are visiting Sendai.
Recep DoymazRecep Doymaz
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Big waterfall with plenty of water flow. One of the top three waterfalls in Japan. There are two viewpoints of the waterfall. First one is through the temple and short walk to the waterfall 'overlook'. The closest parking lot is big and several food stalls and public toilet are there. The other one is the waterfall ground level and you need to go down steep stairs and rocky path to reach there and you need a pair of good walking shoes. The closest parking lot for this is across the river/bridge. Only several spots. No shops nor toilets
zara k-taizara k-tai
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Loved this short hike. You can actually park closer to the falls if you want to go all the way down. It’s the parking by the bridge. Instead of going to the parking lot itself. But for me I didn’t mind the longer hike. It takes around 30 mins to get down and up round trip. There’s a temple and also some shops you can buy dango and fish from. The trail itself is well maintained. Love this experience.
I’m not a guestI’m not a guest
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A nice gateaway place. It isn't far from the city and easy to reach too. You need to go downstairs to reach the waterfall and it isn't that far walking; around 5 minutes I guess. Nearby, they have a shrine and a small place to buy local things, such as tea leaves and snacks. I don't know how to get here by public transportation, since my friend drive me here.
Dini AstariDini Astari
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Good place but went on a holiday. Check bus timetables carefully as only one bus on when we went. 4th January, so meant only had 25mins there. Needed 1-2 hours for a very relaxed walk down to falls and back up plus lunch. Keep that in mind when checking buses. We took JR line to ayashi station then the bus number 87 to the falls about 18km away and 760y.
jeff killenjeff killen
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Akiu Great Falls. Did a detour to visit this waterfall in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture. Also had a chance to try out the iPhone camera’s tricks to make the waterfall more picturesque! There is some steps down to see the bottom of where the waterfall plunges so wear some good shoes to hike downwards.
Peter LinPeter Lin
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Otaki-11 Akiumachi Baba, Taihaku Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 982-0244, Japan
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Akiu Great Falls is a waterfall located in Taihaku-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It is a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty. It is one of "Japan’s Top 100 Waterfalls", in a listing published by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment in 1990.
attractions: Akiu-Otaki Fudoson, Akiu Otaki Botanical Garden, Akiu Great Waterfall Plunge Pool, restaurants: Otaki Rest House, 秋保 カフェ|CAFE de シーダーギャラリー, おやすみ処 不動庵
