Here, centuries-old Japanese cedars and cypress trees tower ... sits the sacred Shirataki Falls. Here, visitors can experience a centuries-old Buddhist ritual called takigyo, or waterfall ...

A cold snap amid an otherwise mild winter in western Japan’s Wakayama Prefecture led to the pond at the foot of the Nachi Falls freezing over for the first time this winter. The 133-meter-high ...

NACHIKATSUURA, Japan - January 08, 2025 Priests dressed in traditional attire beat wooden boards with willow branches in front of a waterfall in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan ...

At Koga Falls in the city of Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, the water flowing down the falls has frozen completely again this year ...