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[Breaking News]Frozen waterfall in western Japan

NACHIKATSUURA, Japan, Jan. 23 Kyodo - Video taken on Jan. 23, 2026, shows a frozen waterfall basin and icy rock surface at the World Heritage-listed Nachi Falls in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan. (Kyodo)

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Frozen waterfall in western Japan

Photo taken on Jan. 23, 2026, shows a frozen waterfall basin and icy rock surface at the World Heritage-listed Nachi Falls in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan.

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Frozen waterfall in western Japan

Photo taken on Jan. 23, 2026, shows ice on the rock surface at the World Heritage-listed Nachi Falls in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan.

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Year-end ritual at Nachi Falls

NACHIKATSUURA, Japan, Dec. 27 Kyodo - Priests from Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine replace a giant sacred "shimenawa" rope with a new one above Nachi Falls during a year-end ritual in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 27, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Year-end ritual at Nachi Falls

Priests from Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine replace a giant sacred "shimenawa" rope with a new one above Nachi Falls during a year-end ritual in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 27, 2025.

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Nachi Falls lit up in western Japan

Lighting tested at World Heritage-listed Nachi Falls and Seiganto-ji temple in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 19, 2025, as a rehearsal for a light-up on New Year's eve.

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Nachi Falls lit up in western Japan

Lighting tested at World Heritage-listed Nachi Falls and Seiganto-ji temple in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 19, 2025, as a rehearsal for a light-up on New Year's eve.

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Frozen waterfall plunge pool in western Japan

NACHIKATSUURA, Japan, Feb. 5 Kyodo -Video taken on Feb. 5, 2025, shows the frozen plunge pool at the World Heritage-listed Nachi Falls in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan. (Kyodo)

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Frozen waterfall plunge pool in western Japan

Photo taken on Feb. 5, 2025, shows the frozen plunge pool at the World Heritage-listed Nachi Falls in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan.

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Frozen waterfall plunge pool in western Japan

Photo taken on Feb. 5, 2025, shows the frozen plunge pool at the World Heritage-listed Nachi Falls in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan.

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Nachi Falls lit up in western Japan

NACHIKATSUURA, Japan, Dec. 19 Kyodo - Lighting tested at World Heritage-listed Nachi Falls and Seiganto-ji temple in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 19, 2024, as a rehearsal for a light-up on New Year's eve. (Kyodo)

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Nachi Falls lit up in western Japan

Lighting tested at World Heritage-listed Nachi Falls and Seiganto-ji temple in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 19, 2024, as a rehearsal for a light-up on New Year's eve.

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Japan: Intense Rain Hits Evening Rush Hour In Tokyo, Trains Suspended 8

Heavy rainfall hit the Tokyo metropolitan area on Wednesday, August 21 disrupting some train services during evening rush hour. Videos posted on social media shows water falling from ceilings like a waterfall inside stations and streets flooded like a river across the city.

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Frozen waterfall plunge pool in western Japan

Photo taken on Jan. 25, 2023, shows World Heritage-listed Nachi Falls in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture with its plunge pool frozen due to a severe cold snap that gripped the western Japan town and other parts of the country.

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Climber arrested for ascent of World Heritage waterfall

OSAKA, Japan - File photo taken in February 2012 shows Nachi Falls, a World Heritage site, in Wakayama, western Japan. A prominent climber was arrested July 15 on suspicion of rock climbing at the falls.

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Nachi falls lit up

NACHI-KATSUURA, Japan - The Nachi Falls and the three-storied pagoda of the Seigantoji Temple in Nachi-Katsuura, Wakatama Prefecture, are lit up on trial Dec. 19 in preparation for the year-end and New Year holiday season.

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Nachi Falls freeze

NACHI-KATSUURA, Japan - The 133-meter-tall Nachi Falls in Wakayama Prefecture and its pool froze Jan. 6 due to a cold snap.

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Nachi Falls lit up

NACHI-KATSUURA, Japan - The Nachi Falls and the three-storied pagoda of Seigantoji Temple located nearby are illuminated on a trial basis Dec. 17 in preparation for the yearend and New Year's Day holidays. The sacred falls of the Kumano Nachi Shrine attracts many ascetics on the New Year's Day.

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Shinto priests prepare for New Year's Day

Shinto priests replace straw-and-paper decorations with new ones at the top of the 133-meter-high Nachi Falls at Katsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan on Dec. 27 to prepare for New Year's Day. The falls of the Kumano Nachi Shrine are in the Yoshino-Kumano National Park.

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Nachi Falls lit up in western Japan

Lighting tested at World Heritage-listed Nachi Falls and Seiganto-ji temple in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 19, 2021, as a rehearsal for a light-up on New Year's Eve.

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Nachi falls lit up

NACHI-KATSUURA, Japan - The Nachi Falls and the three-storied pagoda of the Seigantoji Temple in Nachi-Katsuura, Wakatama Prefecture, are lit up on trial Dec. 19 in preparation for the year-end and New Year holiday season. (Kyodo)

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Nachi Falls lit up

NACHI-KATSUURA, Japan - The Nachi Falls and the three-storied pagoda of Seigantoji Temple located nearby are illuminated on a trial basis Dec. 17 in preparation for the yearend and New Year's Day holidays. The sacred falls of the Kumano Nachi Shrine attracts many ascetics on the New Year's Day. (Kyodo)

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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]

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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]

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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]

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The Nachi Falls

Nachi is also called Forty-eight Falls, and, as the name suggests, has many waterfalls. The most spectacular and famous is the one shown here called Ichi-no-Taki or O-taki. Kumano Nachi Taisha, one of the three major shrines in the Kumano region, is also located here. The shrine is said to date back to ancient times when this waterfall was thought to be a sacred place. Nachi was also a holy place for pilgrims who purified themselves at the waterfall before going up into the forest.==Date:unknown, Place:Wakayama, Photo:Usui Shuzaburo?, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number65‐21‐0]

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Nachi Falls lit up in western Japan

Lighting tested at World Heritage-listed Nachi Falls and Seiganto-ji temple in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 19, 2019, as rehearsal for New Year's Eve light-up. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nachi Falls in western Japan

Nachi Falls in Wakayama Prefecture, one of Japan's best known waterfalls, is lit up along with the Seigantoji temple's pagoda on Dec. 19, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(2)UNESCO adds Japanese sites to World Heritage list

NACHIKATSUURA, Japan - Photo shows Nachi Falls (back) and Seigantoji Temple's pagoda in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture. The U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's World Heritage Committee decided July 1 in Suzhou, China, to include in its heritage list the holy grounds and pilgrimage path in the Kii mountains straddling central and western Japan, which include the falls and the temple. (Kyodo)

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Nachi Falls freeze

NACHI-KATSUURA, Japan - The 133-meter-tall Nachi Falls in Wakayama Prefecture and its pool froze Jan. 6 due to a cold snap. (Kyodo)

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Shinto priests prepare for New Year's Day

Shinto priests replace straw-and-paper decorations with new ones at the top of the 133-meter-high Nachi Falls at Katsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan on Dec. 27 to prepare for New Year's Day. The falls of the Kumano Nachi Shrine are in the Yoshino-Kumano National Park.