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Waterfalls of East Asia
70 waterfalls across 6 countries in East Asia, the hand-checked guides first. Filter by activity to find the ones that run what you want to do.
UNESCO Nachi Falls
Japan's tallest single-drop waterfall, worshipped as a deity
UNESCO Nuorilang Falls
Widest waterfall in the UNESCO-listed Jiuzhaigou Valley
Fukuroda Falls
One of Japan three greatest waterfalls
Kegon Falls
One of Japan's three greatest waterfalls
Huangguoshu Falls
China's largest waterfall
Hukou Falls
The largest waterfall on the Yellow River, and the world's biggest yellow one
Jiao Lung Waterfall
Jiao Lung Waterfall is the tallest measured waterfall in Taiwan, with a sheer plunge of 600 metres . It is…
Hannoki Falls
Hannoki Falls, in Toyama Prefecture, Japan, is the tallest waterfall in Japan at a height of 497 m . However…
Shōmyō Falls
Shōmyō Falls are located in the town of Tateyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. It is the highest waterfall in…
Ryūzu Falls
Ryūzu Falls is a waterfall located upstream from the Yukawa River which makes its way into Lake Yunoko and…
Sankai Falls
Sankai Falls is a waterfall in Zaō, Katta District, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, in on the Sumikawa River. It is…
Towangseong Waterfall
Towangseong Waterfall or Towangseongpokpo is a waterfall in Seoraksan, Sokcho, Gangwon Province, South Korea.…
Namekawa Great Falls
Namekawa Great Falls is a waterfall located in the city of Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, on a branch…
Chagama Falls
Chagama Falls is a waterfall in the Hachimantai district of Kazuno, Akita Prefecture, Japan, on the…
Nanatsu Falls
Nanatsu Falls is a waterfall located in the city of Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, on a branch of the…
Shasui Falls
Shasui Falls is a waterfall on the Tanzawa River in Yamakita, Ashigarakami District, Kanagawa Prefecture…
Dadieshui Waterfall
Dadieshui Waterfall , is a waterfall in China located on the Bajiang River in Kunming, Yunnan province. It is…
Abe Great Falls
Abe Great Falls is a waterfall in northern Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Japan, in the upper reaches of the Abe River. It…
Changbai Waterfall
Changbai Waterfall is a 68 m -tall alpine waterfall in Northeast China, located to the north slope of the…
Nanataki Falls
Nanataki Falls is a waterfall in the Hachimantai district of Kosaka, Akita Prefecture, Japan, on the Kosaka…
Yasu Falls
Yasu Falls is a waterfall in the Ani district of Kitaakika, Akita Prefecture, Japan, on the Yoneshiro River.…
Huangmanzhai waterfalls
The Huangmanzhai waterfalls are five waterfalls in Jiexi County, Jieyang, Guangdong, China. The main…
Akiu Great Falls
Akiu Great Falls is a waterfall located in Taihaku-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It is a nationally…
Xiao Wulai Waterfall
The Xiao Wulai Waterfall or Little Wulai Waterfall is a waterfall in Fuxing District, Taoyuan, Taiwan. The…
Hayato Great Falls
Hayato Great Falls is a waterfall on the Hayato River within the boundaries of the Tanzawa-Ōyama…
Ogawa Falls
Ogawa Falls is located in Minamiōsumi, Kagoshima, Japan, the town in the southern tip of the Osumi Peninsula.…
Yuntan Waterfall
The Yuntan Waterfall is a waterfall in Meishan Township, Chiayi County, Taiwan.
Kitashōji Falls
Kitashōji Falls is a waterfall in northern Yamanashi Prefecture Japan, on the Ishiutoro River, an upper…
Otodome Falls
Otodome Falls is a waterfall in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, near Mount Fuji, Japan. This waterfall with…
Jeongbang Waterfall
Jeongbang Waterfall is a waterfall and popular tourist attraction located in Seogwipo, Jeju Province, South…
Cheonjiyeon Waterfall
Cheonjiyeon Waterfall is a waterfall on Jeju Island, South Korea. It is 22 m high and 12 m wide.
Shiraito Falls (Fujinomiya)
Shiraito Falls is a waterfall in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, near Mount Fuji, Japan.
Shifen Waterfall
Shifen Waterfall is a scenic waterfall located in Pingxi District, New Taipei City, Taiwan, on the upper…
Harajiri Falls
Harajiri Falls is a waterfall located on the Ōno River in Ogata Town, Bungo-Ōno, Ōita Prefecture. It was…
Diaoshuilou Falls
The Diaoshuilou Falls are a 40-metre wide waterfall in Heilongjiang Province, People's Republic of China at…
Nabegataki Falls
The Nabegataki Falls is a waterfall located in Oguni, Aso District, Japan, on the border between Kumamoto and…
Ulaan Tsutgalan Waterfall
The Ulaan Tsutgalan Waterfall is a waterfall in Bat-Ölzii District, Övörkhangai Province, Mongolia.
Jōren Falls
Jōren Falls is a waterfall in the Yugashima district of Izu city, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, in central Izu…
Yuntai Mountain
The Yuntai Mountain is a part of the Taihang Mountains, situated in Xiuwu County, Jiaozuo, Henan Province of…
Yuhi Falls
Yūhi Falls is a waterfall on the upper reaches of Kari river, in western Minamiashigara, Kanagawa, Japan.…
Hottai Falls
Hottai Falls is a waterfall in the city of Yurihonjō, Akita Prefecture, Japan, on the Akasawa River, a…
Nunobiki Falls
Nunobiki Falls is a set of waterfalls near downtown Kobe, Japan, with an important significance in Japanese…
Yōrō Falls
Yōrō Falls is a waterfall in Yōrō Park located in the town of Yōrō, Yōrō District, Gifu, Japan.
Fudō Falls
Fudō Falls is a waterfall in the city of Hachimantai, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, on a branch of the Api River.…
Matsumi Falls
Matsumi Falls is a waterfall in the city of Towada, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, on a tributary of the Oirase…
Wufengqi Waterfall
The Wufengqi Waterfalls are a popular tourist attraction located in the Wufengqi Scenic Area in Jiaoxi…
Hagi Falls
The Hagi Falls is a waterfall located in Mount Dodo's small valley in the city of Gifu, Gifu Prefecture…
Kurokuma Falls
Kurokuma Falls is a waterfall in the town of Ajigasawa, Higashitsugaru District Aomori Prefecture, Japan, on…
Sanjō Falls
Sanjō Falls is a waterfall in Hinoemata, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, on the Tadami River in Oze National…
Senga Falls
Senga Falls is a waterfall in northern Kōfu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, on the Arakawa River, an upper…
Wulai Waterfall
The Wulai Waterfall or Kuân-tsuí in Taiwanese Hokkien, is a waterfall in Wulai District, New Taipei, Taiwan.
Biryong Falls
Biryong Falls is a waterfall in Seoraksan National Park in Sokcho, located halfway between Yukdam Falls and…
Shinjuku Niagara Falls
Shinjuku Niagara Falls is a fountain in Tokyo's Shinjuku Central Park, in Shinjuku, Japan. The Tokyo…
Cheonjeyeon Waterfalls
Cheonjeyeon Waterfall is a three-tier waterfall located on Jeju Island, South Korea. The falls are a popular…
Bride's Pool
Bride's Pool is a waterfall in China.
Fukiware Falls
Fukiware Falls is a waterfall located in the city of Numata, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. It is a nationally…
Shiraito Falls (Tozawa)
Shiraito Falls is a waterfall in the Furukuchi district of Tozawa, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, on a branch of…
Penglai Waterfall
The Penglai Waterfall is a waterfall in Gukeng Township, Yunlin County, Taiwan.
Yonako Falls
Yonako Falls , literally "Yonako Large Waterfalls" ) is a waterfall located in Yonako, Suzaka City, Nagano…
Atera Seven Falls
Atera Seven Falls is a waterfall in the city of Shinshiro, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It has been protected as…
Chinda Falls
Chinda Falls is a waterfall in Japan.
Kamuiwakka Falls
Kamuiwakka Falls is a natural hot spring in Shiretoko National Park, Japan. It is on the Kamuiwakka River.
Naso Falls
Naso no Shirataki is a waterfall located in Nikaho, Akita Prefecture, Japan. It became a nationally…
Ryūsō Falls
Ryūsō Falls is a waterfall in the town of Ikeda, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, on a branch of the Kuzuryū River.…
Nōmizo Falls
Nōmizo Falls is a waterfall in Japan.
Golden Waterfall
The Golden Waterfall is a waterfall located near a village named Jiufen in Ruifang District, New Taipei…
Ullim Falls
Ullim Falls is a waterfall located outside of Wŏnsan, North Korea.
Lingjiao Waterfall
The Lingjiao Waterfall is a waterfall in Pingxi District, New Taipei, Taiwan.
Taoshan Waterfall
The Taoshan Waterfall , also known as Yansheng Waterfall , is a waterfall in Heping District, Taichung…
Hiji Falls
Hiji Falls is a National Park and a popular tourist destination on the island and prefecture of Okinawa…
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Questions people ask
What is the tallest waterfall in East Asia?
What are the most famous waterfalls in East Asia?
The best known are Nachi Falls (Japan), Nuorilang Falls (China), Jiao Lung Waterfall (Taiwan), Hannoki Falls (Japan), Shōmyō Falls (Japan) and Ryūzu Falls (Japan). Our index covers 70 waterfalls in East Asia; every one has a page with activities, seasons and how to get there.
When is the best time to see waterfalls in East Asia?
Across the waterfalls we cover, the most are at their best May to July and October to November.