Access Map
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Yagisawa RiverRiver

Suzaka City
Police Station

Chikuma

Tourist Information Center

Railway Murayama
entetsu

DMurayama
To Nagano City Bridge

Hino

Hiking Trails Brimming with Negative Ions

〈本郷町〉

〈春木町〉

Former Otagiri Residence〈上中町〉

Site of Filming for the Opening ofthe 2016 NHK Taiga Drama Sanada Maru

Summer Land (Pool)
Suzaka Onsen
Kojoso (Hot Spring)
Mt. Myokaku(957m)

Former Otagiri Residence

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Tanaka Honke Museum〈坂田町〉’etsu E

Mt. Garyu〈南原町〉

JoshinGaryu Park

Mt. Hafudake(1,999)

Fukujunoyu Onsen (Hot Spring)

Dodo River〈南原町東〉

Gomiike Hafu Highland

Historical Architecture Park
SuzakaSuzaka Hanga Museum
Art Park
World Folk Doll Museum

Yashima Bridge

Mt. Donabe(2,000m)

Circle K

To Nagano City

KamekuraShrine

Sign (Entrance to Yonako Falls)

Suzaka Nagano Higashi IC

Hatcho Yoroizuka
Tumulus

Note: Go straightat the five corners.

Yonako Fudoji Temple

Note: Go right at thefork in the road.

Yukku Land Hot Spring

Ayu RiverTo Matsushiro

Yonako Falls

Kamadayama
TunnelKasaboko Kaikan〈横町中央〉
Dream Hall
Suzaka Classic Museum

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To Takayama

Kuranomachi
Information CenterS uzakaNagano

To Obuse(Catch the shuttle bus
Yonakohere during periods
when private vehicles Riverare prohibited.)

Golf Course

Seni Onsen Iwanoyu(Hot Spring)

30 min. walk P
from parking lot
Yonako Fudoji Okunoin Temple

Ski Area

Yonako Falls

Mt. Nekodake(2,207m)

Minenohara Highland

Komorebi Park
Mt. Myotoku(1,293m)

Mt. Urakura(2,091m)

Mt. Azumaya(2,354m)

Cross-country Course

Entrance toMinenohara Highland
To Sugadaira Highland

Yonako Fudoji Temple

Yukku Land Hot Spring (Open-air Bath)Transportation GuideArriving by Private Vehicle

By CarFrom Tokyo

Kan’etsu Expressway Fujioka JCT Joshin’etsu Expressway Ueda Sugadaira IC R144 Minenohara Highland
Chuo Expressway Okaya JCT Nagano Expressway Koshoku JCT
From Osaka and Nagoya

Meishin and Chuo Expressways

Autumn Private Vehicle Restrictions and Shuttle Buses

From Kanazawa and Niigata

Hokuriku Expressway Joetsu JCT

Private vehicles (except motorcycles) are prohibited on
Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays during the fall foliage
season, when shuttle bus service is provided for a fee. Pleasecontact the Suzaka Sightseeing Association for details.

Suzaka Nagano Higashi IC

By Rail

Taxi Companies

From Tokyo

Tokyo Hokuriku Shinkansen ● 1 hr. 40 min.
From Osaka and Nagoya

Nagoya Chuo Nishi Line ● Express 3 hrs.

The roughly 40-minute drive from downtown Suzaka to theYonako Falls parking lot follows a narrow road impassable
by vehicles with a capacity of more than 10 people. The falls
are located roughly 30 minutes on foot from the parking lot
along a roughly 2-hour hiking loop.
Closed during winter months (mid-Nov to end of April).

Nagano Taxi
Hokushin Taxi
● Suzaka Kanko Taxi●Nagano Nagano Dentetsu Railway
20 min.

From Kanazawa and Niigata

Bus●TEL 026-245-0351
TEL 026-245-5353
TEL 026-245-1010

Chartered (includes time waiting on site): 14,400 yen.
45 min. each way from Suzaka station.

Car or Taxi
About 40 min.

Kanazawa Shinkansen Kagayaki ● 1 hr. 20 min.
Joetsu Myoko Shinkansen Hakutaka ● 23 min.
Bus or Train
By Air
Sapporo, Fukuoka, etc. Matsumoto Airport Matsumoto

SuzakaCar Rental (standard car used for 12 hours)●KitamoriTEL 026-245-0375

Suko Sharyo Hanbai

TEL 026-245-1018Nikoniko Rental Car

TEL 026-245-1618

2,594 yen (plus cost of gasoline)●Yonako FallsP70 Vehicle
Capacity

8,800 yen (plus cost of gasoline) Advance reservation required.
●2,525 yen (plus cost of gasoline) Japanese driver’s license required.

◆ Suzaka Sightseeing Association
Silky Bldg. 2F, 1295-1 Suzaka, Suzaka-shi, Nagano-ken 382-0077
TEL 026-215-2225 FAX 026-215-2226 URL：http://www.suzaka-kankokyokai.jp/◆ Suzaka City Industry Promotion Department, Commerce and Tourism Section
Silky Bldg. 2F, 1295-1 Suzaka, Suzaka-shi, Nagano-ken 382-0077
TEL 026-248-9005 FAX 026-248-9041 URL：http://www.city.suzaka.nagano.jp/Suzaka City, Nagano

YONAKO FALLS

Yonako FudojiOkunoin Temple

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Erected between the two waterfalls, theYonako Fudoji Okunoin Temple iscounted, together with the Narita Fudoson
in Chiba and the Sugatani Fudoson inNiigata, as one of Japan’s three great
Fudoson temples. Known for its
association with Uesugi Kenshin(1530–1578), the great samurai
commander of the Sengoku period, the Okunoin draws many
worshippers for its annual mountain-opening ceremony (Oyama nobori)on 14 June and mountain-closing ceremony (Oyama kudari) on 14
September. Given theheavy snows and steep
Ｃmountain trails thatmade reaching thetemple a hardship for thefaithful, around 1943 atemple was constructedin a hamlet in thefoothills below to serveas the primary site forceremonies and worship.

Former Site of the Yonako Mine
Between 1630 and 1960, theplateau overlooking Yonako
Falls was the site of theYonako Mine, which produced
sulfur and other minerals. In
the mine’s heyday nearly
1,500 people lived in thecommunity, which even had
services such as a clinic and aschool.

A Pair of Magnificent Waterfalls
Nestled Deep in the Mountains
Having climbed the trail from the parking lot along a beautiful ravine for about 30 minutes, the rolling rumble of
the waterfalls can be heard amid the silence. Soon the magnificent waterfalls themselves can be glimpsed
through breaks in the trees, Fudo Falls on the right and Gongen Falls on the left. To stand directly beneath Fudo
Falls with its 85m vertical drop, experiencing the sound and scenery in person, is to have one’s body filled withthe incredible energy of nature. The opposite bank of the river offers a panoramic view of both falls.
Left: Gongen Falls, Right: Fudo Falls

A Hiking Trail Where You Can Enjoy Nature to the Fullest (2 hr. Loop)
To Mt. Nekodake

Yonako Falls

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Loop Hiking Trail

To Mt. Urakura

Best place to seeboth falls at thesame time!
Former Site of
Yonako Mine

85m Vertical Dropil D 900(30 esce mmi ntn.)

Fudo Falls

Gongen Falls

700m

Impassable Due to Rockfall
Stone Buddhas of Mt. KimyoYonakoSignLoop Hiking Trail

RivePrMountain Trail
Paved RoadP
Elevation 1,300m●The weather can change
suddenly in the mountains. Be
prepared for rain.
●The Yonako Falls area is almost
entirely out of range for mobilephones. Service from certain
carriers (Docomo, au) isavailable in parts of the old
Yonako Mine site.

tTra300m●The trail can be steep andslippery. Please wear hiking
shoes.

●Take all garbage home with you.

Elevation 1,430m

Ａ80m Vertical Drop

Tumbling directly into its plunge pool with atremendous roar, this waterfall is a popularspot for photographers during the fall foliage
season.

ＡElevation 1,480m

Kimyo Falls

to the base of the fall.
Elevation 1,450m

Shimizu Fudo
(Statue of Fudo Myo-o)“Japan’s 100 BestWaterfalls” Marker850m

Gazebo and Guideboard

Fudo Falls 85m

Ｂmn800 il AsceTra min.)(30Gongen Falls

Sign

30m

t

Fudo Falls

Gently dropping like a lace curtain that trails
into mist, this falls has been known sinceancient times as a place where mountainascetics would perform their ablutions.
People still come to meditate under the falls
today.

ＣSafety Precautions

Yonako Fudoji Okunoin Temple

Signmn850 il AsceTra min.)(20Cascading down the sheer cliffs of theAzumaya Volcano caldera, Yonako Falls(Fudo Falls and Gongen Falls) is counted
among Japan’s 100 best waterfalls. The
opposite bank offers a grand view of the two
falls cascading in tandem.

Gongen Falls 80m

Maintenance RoadTo Downtown Suzaka
2 km to parking lot.
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Distance Between Points(Approximate)

Scenic Viewpoints