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Naena Falls

In Japanese: 苗名滝
Open by month

Open in January. No seasonal closure recorded.

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 — at its best. Snowmelt torrents in spring.

Open in November. No seasonal closure recorded.

Open in December. No seasonal closure recorded.

Checked against the official site on 2026-10-12.

Naena Falls
Photo: アラツク / CC BY-SA 4.0, resized

A 55 m waterfall on the Seki River at the Niigata-Nagano border, falling over columnar basalt; its roar earned it the nickname 'earthquake falls'.

Japan's Top 100 Waterfalls

Nearby

Travel times are rough estimates by car.

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Best time
October — Snowmelt torrents in spring
Getting there
Bus 20 min from Myoko-Kogen Station to Suginosawa Onsen, change to a loop bus (10 min), then 15 min walk
Fee
Free
Good to know
15 min walk on a trail from the car park to the viewpoint
Time needed
1 h

Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-12. Report outdated info