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Minoh Falls
Minoh Falls · 箕面大滝
Minoh Falls offers a riverside walk and a rest at the waterfall near Osaka. Walk about 40–50 minutes from Hankyu Minoh station. Choose it for a longer walk outside the city and allow ample return time.
Visitor information
Admission
Official waterfall and park guidance lists no separate admission fee, so free access still needs confirmation. Transport, parking and snacks cost extra.
Opening hours
Official guidance gives no fixed opening or last-entry time. With no night lighting, plan the outward and return walks in daylight. Weather and park restrictions may change accessible sections.
What to see at Minoh Falls
Riverside walk to the waterfall
Walk beside the river from Hankyu Minoh station to the falls. Rest there and return along the same path. Your waterfall stay is excluded from the 40–50-minute one-way walking guidance.
How to get to Minoh Falls
From Hankyu Osaka-umeda, take the Takarazuka line to Ishibashi handai-mae. Change to the Minoh line and get off at Minoh, then enter the waterfall path. The falls are about 2.7 kilometres away; park access guidance gives about 40 minutes on foot. Allow 40–50 minutes one way plus a waterfall break and the same-path return. This differs from access starting at Minoh-kayano.
Park access Hankyu Takarazuka main line and Minoh line stations Waterfall guide
Before you visit
Distinguish Minoh from Minoh-kayano
Hankyu Minoh and Minoh-kayano are different stations. The 40–50-minute waterfall walk starts at Hankyu Minoh, so check the arrival station when searching trains.
Park access Hankyu Takarazuka main line and Minoh line stations
Return in daylight and check restrictions
The path has no night lighting. Allow for resting at the falls and walking back to finish in daylight. Check park weather and restriction notices before departure, and do not enter closed sections.
Questions about Minoh Falls
Is 40–50 minutes from Minoh station to the falls a return time?
No. Official guidance is for the one-way walk from Hankyu Minoh to the waterfall. Add the same-path return, a waterfall break, meals and train waiting separately.
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