Nametoko Gorge
滑床渓谷
A granite gorge within Ashizuri-Uwakai National Park, where clear water flows over smooth rock like a curtain. The Snow Wheel Falls are the signature sight.
Nametoko Gorge lies east of Uwajima city, on the upper reaches of the Meguro River in the Onjo Mountains, within Ashizuri-Uwakai National Park. The riverbed is granite polished smooth by flowing water, and the gorge is about 12 km long. The famous Snow Wheel Falls, roughly 80 m high, spread their water across the rock in a snowflake pattern. They have been selected for the list of Japan's 100 Waterfalls. A trail along the stream takes about 1.5 to 2 hours there and back. In summer you can sign up for canyoning and slide down natural rock chutes into deep pools. There are lodgings and campsites at the entrance. It is about 40 minutes' drive from Uwajima city.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Uwajima Bullfighting Arena
- Ryukoin Temple
- Uwajima Castle
- Date Museum
- Warei Shrine
- Tenshaen Garden
- Michi-no-Eki Uwajima Kisaiya Hiroba
- Uwajima City Historical Museum