Inukai Falls
犬飼滝
A waterfall on a tributary of the Amakudari River, 22 meters wide and 36 meters high, which Sakamoto Ryoma praised during his honeymoon as a waterfall with a monk's no-mind.
Inukai Falls is located in Makizono, Kirishima City. About 36 meters high and 22 meters wide, its water cascades down like a white curtain, and it is designated as one of Kagoshima Prefecture's famous waterfalls. According to legend, Sakamoto Ryoma and his wife Oryo visited the falls during what is considered Japan's first honeymoon, when they came to Shiohitashi to recover, and Ryoma wrote about viewing the falls in a letter. Today you can view it from an observation deck on the opposite bank. The trail down to the base is sometimes closed due to falling rocks. Entry is free. A small parking lot sits beside the viewing deck, about 5 minutes' drive from Myoken Onsen, and it can be combined with Ryoma Park at Shiohitashi Onsen and Myoken Onsen along the same route.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Myoken Onsen
- Shiohitashi Onsen Ryoma Park
- Kareigawa Station
- Kagoshima-jingu Shrine
- Kirishima Shinwa-no-Sato Park
- Kirishima Onsen Village & Maruo Falls
- Kirishima-jingu Shrine
- Takachiho Farm