Shomyo Falls
Open by month
Closed in January. Road closed in winter (about late Nov to late Apr); bus runs mid-May to mid-Nov. New Year (Dec 29 – Jan 3): closed.
Closed in February. Road closed in winter (about late Nov to late Apr); bus runs mid-May to mid-Nov.
Closed in March. Road closed in winter (about late Nov to late Apr); bus runs mid-May to mid-Nov.
Partly closed in April: Road closed in winter (about late Nov to late Apr); bus runs mid-May to mid-Nov.
Partly closed in May: Road closed in winter (about late Nov to late Apr); bus runs mid-May to mid-Nov.
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.
Partly closed in November: Road closed in winter (about late Nov to late Apr); bus runs mid-May to mid-Nov.
Closed in December. Road closed in winter (about late Nov to late Apr); bus runs mid-May to mid-Nov. New Year (Dec 29 – Jan 3): closed.
Checked against the official site on 2026-10-12.
Japan's tallest waterfall at 350 m, dropping in four steps; in spring snowmelt a second fall, Hannoki, appears beside it.
Place of Scenic Beauty and Natural Monument; Japan's Top 100 Waterfalls
Nearby
- Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route ≈ 25 min by car
- Oiwasan Nisekiji Temple ≈ 40 min by car
- Happo Pond (Hakuba Happo-one) ≈ 1 h by car
- Kurobe Gorge Railway ≈ 1 h 5 min by car
- Unazuki Onsen ≈ 1 h 5 min by car
Travel times are rough estimates by car.
- Closed or limited
- Road closed in winter (about late Nov to late Apr); bus runs mid-May to mid-Nov
- Getting there
- From Tateyama Station, Shomyo bus about 15 min, then 30 min walk (bus mid-May to mid-Nov)
- Fee
- Free
- Good to know
- Road open about late April – late November, daytime only; bear-deterrent devices on the path
- Time needed
- 2 h
Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-12. Report outdated info