The Kegon Falls

The Kegon Falls

Kegon Falls, seen looking up from the basin of the falls, are 97m high and the symbolic entrance to Oku-Nikko. The water from the basin flows into the Daiya River down to Kegon Gorge, then crosses west to east from Nikko City to Imaichi City and merges with Kinugawa River.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number98‐33‐0]

The Kegon Falls

The Kegon Falls

Kegon Falls is one of the three major waterfalls of Japan, along with Nachi Falls (Wakayama Prefecture) and Fukuroda Falls (Ibaragi Prefecture). It is roughly 97m high. Local resident Hoshino Gorobei built the road along the basin of the falls in 1900 and opened a teahouse. The elevator currently in service started operation in in 1930. Fujimura Misao committed suicide here in 1903.==Date:about 1877, Place:Nikko, Photo:F. Beato/R. Stillfried, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number96‐76‐0]

The Kegon Falls

The Kegon Falls

Kegon Falls is one of the three major waterfalls of Japan, along with Nachi Falls (Wakayama Prefecture) and Fukuroda Falls (Ibaragi Prefecture). It is roughly 97m high. Local resident Hoshino Gorobei built the road along the basin of the falls in 1900 and opened a teahouse. The elevator currently in service started operation in in 1930.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number87‐24‐0]

The Kegon Falls

The Kegon Falls

Kegon Falls is one of the three major waterfalls of Japan, along with Nachi Falls (Wakayama Prefecture) and Fukuroda Falls (Ibaragi Prefecture). It is roughly 97m high. Local resident Hoshino Gorobei built the road along the basin of the falls in 1900 and opened a teahouse. The elevator currently in service started operation in in 1930.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:A. Farsari, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number82‐45‐0]