Japan 
In numbers.
0.50m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Apr
Jul
Sep–Oct
Best months
363m
Elevation
The water at Ryūsō Falls, month by month
It roars in July and from September to March.
The fullest months: July and from September to March.
- 0.7 m³/sJan
- 0.6 m³/sFeb
- 0.5 m³/sMar
- 0.5 m³/sApr
- 0.4 m³/sMay
- 0.4 m³/sJun
- 0.6 m³/sJul
- 0.4 m³/sAug
- 0.5 m³/sSep
- 0.5 m³/sOct
- 0.5 m³/sNov
- 0.7 m³/sDec
From about 0.36 m³/s in the lowest month to 0.70 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: April, July and from September to October.
Estimate: the timing comes from rain, snowmelt and evaporation (NASA POWER, 1991–2020); the amounts from the river model of HydroATLAS (WaterGAP, 1971–2000). Dams upstream can change the real flow.
Getting there.
- Ikedanearest town · 7.9 km in a straight line
- Komatsu Airport / JASDF Komatsu Air Base (KMQ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 52 km in a straight lineCar hire at TOY airport (Toyama)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- April, July and from September to Octoberbest months to go (estimate)
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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 95 m in 1.5 km. Here the river runs about 126 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宝慶寺いこいの森キャンプ場
- —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
- Ikeda7.9 km in a straight line
- Ono8.8 km in a straight line
- Katsuyama17 km in a straight line
- Iijima19 km in a straight line
- Sabae21 km in a straight line
- Echizen23 km in a straight line
- Takefu23 km in a straight line
- Fukui-shi24 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 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 7 |
| Night °C | -1 | -1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 198 | 132 | 141 | 136 | 137 | 162 | 249 | 162 | 208 | 169 | 160 | 236 |
| Wet days | 24 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 23 |
| Sun h/day | 1.7 | 2.7 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 1.5 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 16 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (363 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 | 84% | 88% | 95% | 114% | 67% | 173% | 210% | 54% | 106% | 91% | 64% | 100% |
| 2021 | 128% | 104% | 108% | 122% | 174% | 86% | 100% | 229% | 85% | 48% | 107% | 118% |
| 2022 | 69% | 106% | 77% | 102% | 80% | 63% | 114% | 211% | 111% | 66% | 82% | 93% |
| 2023 | 73% | 66% | 81% | 138% | 226% | 261% | 81% | 81% | 66% | 83% | 116% | 81% |
| 2024 | 88% | 123% | 157% | 122% | 160% | 146% | 117% | 140% | 85% | 181% | 169% | 94% |
| 2025 | 83% | 119% | 99% | 101% | 146% | 188% | 51% | 188% | 141% | 160% | 97% | 99% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Ryūsō Falls
Japan
- —Height
- 0.50 m³/sAverage flow
- Apr, Jul, Sep–OctBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q11679211) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| River flow and catchment | HydroATLAS / RiverATLAS v1.0 (Linke et al. 2019) · CC BY 4.0 |
| 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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