Width
About 150 m
Day trip
Shiraito Falls.
A 150 m wide curtain of silver threads pouring from the cliff face, fed entirely by Mount Fuji spring water filtered through volcanic rock over decades.
Quick facts
What makes it special
Height
Around 20 m
Source
Mount Fuji snowmelt seeping through lava layers
Status
UNESCO Cultural Heritage, component site of Mount Fuji
Visit
Access and timing
From Fujinomiya station take the Fujikyu bus toward Shiraito no Taki, about 30 minutes. The falls are a short stair walk from the parking area. Spring and early summer have the heaviest flow. Autumn frames the curtain with red maples. Winter mornings can ice the surrounding ferns.
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