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Nunobiki Falls

Medaki waterfall at Nunobiki Falls, taken sometime between the early and mid-Meiji Period. Although it is tinted differently, this is the same as photograph #2807, #4481 and #4682. The flow from Odaki to Medaki turns into the Shin Ikuta River and eventually pours into the sea. Many water mills for polishing rice were located downstream from this area.==Date:unknown, Place:Kobe, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number96‐45‐0]

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Nunobiki Falls

Odaki waterfall at Nunobiki Falls. This waterfall is introduced in the 1796 book Setsumeishozue (Places of Interest in Settsu): With a height of 73 meters, water cascades over five levels. The waterfall is now shorter in length, but the picturesque seasonal scenery can still be enjoyed today.==Date:unknown, Place:Kobe, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number93‐25‐0]

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The first Kirifuri Fall,Nikko

The English caption reads Ichinotaki. This is another name for Haguro Falls at Tamozawa, a tributary of Daiya River. This is downstream from Urami Falls at Arasawa, which lie above Kirifuri Falls. However, the waterfall in this photograph is identical to Jakko-Aioi Falls (Aioi Odaki Falls) on Netori River, a tributary of the Tamozawa, portrayed in the book Nikkosan Shinzu in 1886.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number88‐24‐0]

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Nunobiki Falls

Medaki waterfall at Nunobiki Falls, taken around the same time as photograph #2271 (Shinkoji Temple), #4092 (Mt. Suwa), and #4094 (Arima Spa) in the mid-Meiji Period. Visitors normally took the path on the right side of the river and then proceeded along the road to the left to Medaki waterfall. After that, they crossed a wooden bridge and negotiated the winding mountain path to Odaki waterfall.==Date:unknown, Place:Kobe, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number68‐4‐2]

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Nunobiki Falls

Medaki waterfall at Nunobiki Falls, taken around the same time as photograph #3307 (Medaki Waterfall of Nunobiki) in the first half of the Meiji Period. This photograph exudes the atmosphere described in the 1796 book Setsumeishozue (Places of Interest in Settsu): The height of the waterfall is about 55 meters, and like Odaki, it evokes the image of pulling cloth.==Date:unknown, Place:Kobe, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number56‐32‐0]

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Stone steps up to Mt. Maya

One of the major temples of the Shingon Sect of Buddhism, Butsumo Mayasan Toritenjoji Temple was located on the hillside of Mt. Maya (alt. 700m). The main hall, Bunin-do, and Ema-do (the building on the upper left) stood about 400 steps up from the niomon gate. This photograph was taken around the same time as photograph #2802 (Odaki Waterfall of Nunobiki).==Date:unknown, Place:Kobe, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number56‐22‐0]

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The entrance to Mt. Nunobiki

The entrance to Nunobiki Falls in the mid-Meiji Period. The path leads to Medaki (Female Waterfall) and Odaki (Male Waterfall). This is the current location of Shin Kobe Station (Sanyo Shinkansen Line) and New Kobe Oriental Hotel. This photograph was taken by the Yokohama photographer Kusakabe Kinbei. The number 1207 is visible on the lower left. The photograph from the original plate bore the caption 1207 NUNOBUKI YAMA KOBE. This is the same as photograph #4893.==Date:unknown, Place:Kobe, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number56‐27‐0]

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Nunobiki Falls

Odaki of Nunobiki Falls in the mid-Meiji Period. Because the Odaki and Medaki waterfalls have the appearance of stretched cloth, people started to call them the waterfalls of Nunobiki (pulled cloth). The Nunobiki Amusement Park was built by a private company in 1872, and the area was subsequently developed for entertainment purposes. This was taken around the same time as photograph #2816 (Stone Stairs of Mt. Maya).==Date:unknown, Place:Kobe, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number56‐10‐0]