Bakusetsu Waterfall

 

Bakusetsu Falls is a picturesque waterfall located just off the Numata River in the mountains of Hiroshima, north of Hongu.

A narrow road from Prefectural Route 33 passes under the railway line.

Only a few hundred meters and you reach the falls.

30 metres high and about 4 metres wide, it is a popular spot as it is so close to the main road.

From here a 1.3-kilometer trail leads to Seishinji Temple.

Mori Motonari, the great daimyo of the 16th century who ended up controlling most of the Chugoku region is said to have bathed here on his way to a banquet at Seishinji Temple.

A little further along the trail is a much smaller falls.

The previous post was on the sights and scenery of the Numata River.