Japan 
In numbers.
Aug–Nov
Best months
348m
Elevation
The water at Kurokuma Falls, month by month
It roars in April and from August to January.
The fullest months: April and from August to January.
- 87%Jan
- 75%Feb
- 74%Mar
- 78%Apr
- 67%May
- 53%Jun
- 72%Jul
- 85%Aug
- 86%Sep
- 90%Oct
- 100%Nov
- 96%Dec
Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from August to November.
Estimate from rain, snowmelt and evaporation month by month (NASA POWER, 1991–2020) around the falls. Dams upstream can change the real flow.
Getting there.
- Fukauranearest town · 15 km in a straight line
- Aomori Airport (AOJ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 50 km in a straight lineCar hire at AOJ airport (Aomori)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From August to Novemberbest months to go (estimate)
Plan your visit
Stay, explore and get there
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Seen from the sky.
8 × 8 km of cloud-free satellite image, with what OpenStreetMap knows around the falls.
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Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 8 × 8 km, north up. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.
The line follows the river as mapped in OpenStreetMap; heights from the 30 m Copernicus model, which smooths narrow drops — the published height of the falls is the one above.
Around the falls the river drops 173 m in 0.6 km. Here the river runs about 134 m below the lower rim of its valley.
What is around.
- —viewpoints
- —waymarked walking routes
- —car parks
- —swimming spots
- —picnic sites
- —toilets
- —information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- —other named waterfalls within 4 km
- —caves
- 1campsites白神キャンプ場
- —hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 km
- —restaurants and cafés within 3 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, up to 2 km around the falls (unless noted). A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Towns nearby
- Fukaura15 km in a straight line
- Shirasawa15 km in a straight line
- Ajigasawa18 km in a straight line
Weather
The weather, month by month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon °C | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 3 |
| Night °C | -3 | -3 | -1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 5 | -1 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 116 | 89 | 90 | 92 | 97 | 96 | 163 | 169 | 147 | 143 | 151 | 153 |
| Wet days | 24 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 23 |
| Sun h/day | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 1.3 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 18 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (348 m) at −6.5 °C per 1,000 m. Not a forecast.
Photos
Through visitors' eyes.
Recent years
Wet years and dry years
Rain of each month as a share of the 1991–2020 average. A wet season above 100 % usually means a fuller waterfall.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 101% | 115% | 120% | 128% | 87% | 110% | 154% | 79% | 150% | 76% | 93% | 100% |
| 2021 | 122% | 117% | 144% | 125% | 162% | 74% | 55% | 104% | 52% | 104% | 129% | 122% |
| 2022 | 125% | 84% | 117% | 54% | 79% | 157% | 49% | 339% | 71% | 98% | 103% | 125% |
| 2023 | 87% | 84% | 97% | 150% | 189% | 145% | 142% | 25% | 180% | 131% | 156% | 95% |
| 2024 | 139% | 108% | 100% | 69% | 114% | 111% | 154% | 96% | 92% | 110% | 89% | 125% |
| 2025 | 131% | 122% | 142% | 198% | 132% | 153% | 29% | 245% | 182% | 104% | 186% | 176% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Kurokuma Falls
Japan
- —Height
- —Average flow
- Aug–NovBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q11265725) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Climate | NASA POWER, 1991–2020 |
| Relief, river profile, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Paths, viewpoints, parking | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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