Yoro Valley & Awamata Falls
Open by month
Open in January. No seasonal closure recorded. New Year (Dec 29 – Jan 3): open.
Open in February. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in March. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in April. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in May. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in June. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in July. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in August. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in September. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in October. No seasonal closure recorded.
Open in November — at its best.
Open in December — at its best. New Year (Dec 29 – Jan 3): open.
Checked against the official site on 2026-10-19.
A wooded valley of the Yoro River in the middle of the Boso Peninsula, with waterfalls, hot-spring inns and riverside paths; Awamata Falls is the best-known view.
Nearby
- Seichoji Temple ≈ 35 min by car
- Lake Kameyama ≈ 45 min by car
- Tainoura Sea Bream Habitat (Kominato) ≈ 50 min by car
- Kasamori Kannon (Kasamori-ji) ≈ 50 min by car
- Oyama Senmaida Rice Terraces ≈ 50 min by car
Travel times are rough estimates by car.
- Best time
- November, December
- Getting there
- 30 min walk from Yorokeikoku Station (Kominato Railway); Awamata Falls is further upstream
- Fee
- Free
- Good to know
- Several paths are still partly closed after 2023 typhoon damage; may close after rain
- Time needed
- 2 h
Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-19. Report outdated info