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Fukuroda Falls
Fukuroda Falls · 袋田の滝
View Fukuroda from two heights. Enter the tunnel for the first deck, then take the interior lift to the second. Visit both in sequence for close-up Daigo waterfall views.
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Visitor information at a glance
Admission
Individual admission to the viewing tunnel and decks costs JPY 500 for adults and JPY 300 for primary and junior high school pupils. Adult rates apply to visitors aged 15 and over excluding junior high school pupils. Rates apply from 1 July 2025 and include both decks and the lift. Follow official conditions for groups and exemptions.
Opening hours and closed days
The facility is open year-round. It opens from 08:00 to 18:00 in May–October, from 08:00 to 17:00 in November and from 09:00 to 17:00 in December–April. Official guidance does not list last entry separately; contact the facility if arriving late. Follow temporary notices for your date.
What can I see at Fukuroda Falls?
Different viewing heights at two decks
The facility has a first deck and lift-accessed second deck. Explore both for waterfall views at different heights.
How to get to Fukuroda Falls
Walk about 40 minutes from Fukuroda Station, or bus to Takimoto followed by ten minutes walking. The guide walks outward and buses back. Enter the tunnel, explore the decks and return from Takimoto stop 1 on a Fukuroda Station-bound bus, JPY 260. The second deck uses the interior lift.
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Before you visit
Station-to-waterfall walking time
Walk about 40 minutes from Fukuroda Station, or take a bus to Takimoto and walk another ten. Allow entrance access after leaving trains/buses.
Return buses and Mito trains
Take a Fukuroda Station-bound bus from Takimoto, then Mito-bound Suigun. Check actual-date connections; delays may mean a missed service, so check the next too. Mito–Fukuroda JPY 1,040 one-way was an 8 October 2026 Ekinet reference. The guide stays in Mito after the falls day.
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Questions about Fukuroda Falls
Does the second-deck lift cost extra?
No. Admission includes both decks and the lift to the second.
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- Daigo town waterfall fees and hours ·
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- Revised fees and inclusions ·
- Falls access from Fukuroda Station and Takimoto ·
- Fukuroda viewing tunnel, decks and entrance ·
- Takimoto → Fukuroda Station weekday buses and fare ·
- JR838D October operation and station times ·
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- Official JR Ekinet fare search ·
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