Akame 48 Waterfalls
Open by month
Partly closed in January: Closed Dec 28–31, and on Thursdays from January to the second week of March. New Year (Dec 29 – Jan 3): shorter hours or partly closed.
Partly closed in February: Closed Dec 28–31, and on Thursdays from January to the second week of March.
Partly closed in March: Closed Dec 28–31, and on Thursdays from January to the second week of March.
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 a bamboo-light event in the gorge in autumn and winter.
Partly closed in December: Closed Dec 28–31, and on Thursdays from January to the second week of March. New Year (Dec 29 – Jan 3): shorter hours or partly closed.
Checked against the official site on 2026-10-12.
A chain of waterfalls along about 4 km of the Taki River gorge on the old Iga–Yamato border. A trail follows the stream past the main falls.
Muro-Akame-Aoyama Quasi-National Park; 100 Best Waterfalls of Japan
Nearby
- Muroji Temple ≈ 20 min by car
- Soni Plateau ≈ 25 min by car
- Uda Matsuyama ≈ 45 min by car
- Hasedera Temple ≈ 45 min by car
- Kitabatake Residence Garden ≈ 50 min by car
Travel times are rough estimates by car.
- Best time
- November — Autumn leaves, and a bamboo-light event in the gorge in autumn and winter
- Closed or limited
- Closed Dec 28–31, and on Thursdays from January to the second week of March
- Getting there
- About 10 min by Mie Kotsu bus from Kintetsu Akameguchi Sta. to Akametaki
- Fee
- Gorge conservation fee 1,000 yen (children 500 yen), includes the salamander aquarium
- Good to know
- 8:30–17:00 Apr–Nov; 9:00–16:30 Dec–Mar
- Time needed
- 2 h
Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-12. Report outdated info