Sogi 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. Autumn leaves and light-up, mid-Nov to early Dec.
Open in December. No seasonal closure recorded. New Year (Dec 29 – Jan 3): open.
Checked against the official site on 2026-10-12.
A broad waterfall 210 m wide and 12 m high on the Sendai River, pouring over jagged rocks and known as the 'Niagara of the Orient'. A riverside park surrounds it.
Nearby
- Maruike Spring ≈ 40 min by car
- Izumi Fumoto Samurai Residences ≈ 50 min by car
- Kareigawa Station ≈ 1 h by car
- Ebino Plateau ≈ 1 h by car
- Iriki Fumoto Samurai Residences ≈ 1 h by car
Travel times are rough estimates by car.
- Best time
- November — Autumn leaves and light-up, mid-Nov to early Dec
- Getting there
- About 25 min by car from Kurino IC; about 40 min by car from JR Izumi Station
Easier with a tour or car - Fee
- Free
- Good to know
- Ruins of a 1909 brick power station appear in the dam lake downstream in the dry season
- Time needed
- 1 h
Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-12. Report outdated info