Otodome Waterfall

Located near Shiraito Falls, this spectacular waterfall has a drop of approximately 25 meters and a width of 5 meters. It was selected as one of the 100 best waterfalls in Japan, and is located near both Shiraito Falls and Otodome Falls.

Otonome Falls is a spectacular waterfall with a drop of about 25 meters in the main stream of the Shiba River. It is a dynamic and powerful waterfall, and its beauty is in stark contrast to that of Shiraito Falls.

Nearby are “Soga no Kakureiwa,” where the Soga brothers are said to have held secret talks, the grave of Kudo Suketsune, and a spring where Minamoto no Yoritomo is said to have regulated the disorder in his sideburns.

Origin of the name

The origin of the name of this waterfall, “Oto-no-taki no-taki,” comes from a legend that when Minamoto no Yoritomo was once on a Fuji Makigari hunt and the brothers Soga Sukenari and Tokimichi were secretly discussing avenging their father, Kudo Suketsune, the roaring sound of the falls made them unable to hear each other, but when they prayed to a god, the sound of the falls mysteriously stopped. The Soga brothers were saved by the mystical power of this waterfall and successfully avenged their death.

Soga no Hiding Rock

On the east side of Otome-no-taki Waterfall, there is a place called “Soga no Hiding Iwa. It is said that this is where the Soga brothers hid when they defeated Kudo Suketsune.