Shōmyō Falls, Mount Tate

Name: Shōmyō Falls
Address: Mount Tate, Japan

#2 among attractions in Mount Tate

Nature, Natural attraction, Top attraction, Waterfall

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Shōmyō Falls are located in the town of Tateyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. Shōmyō-daki is the highest waterfall in Japan at 350 m. The falls have four stages: the first 70 m, the second 58 m, the third 96 m and the last 126 m high. The greatest amount of water flows over the falls in the early mid summer, when the snow in the Tateyama Mountains melts. ()

Local name: 称名滝 Coordinates: 36°34'30"N, 137°31'26"E

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Shōmyō Falls – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Tsurugi, Hannoki Falls, Hida Mountains, Tateyama Tunnel Trolleybus.

6.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Tsurugi, Chūbu-Sangaku National Park
157 min walk • Mount Tsurugi is located in the eastern area of Toyama Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the tallest peaks in the Hida Mountains at 2,999 m. It is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, and is called "the most dangerous mountain" climbable. Tsurugi has a number of routes which approach world class long routes.
~310 ftW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Hannoki Falls, Mount Tate
2 min walk • Hannoki Falls, in Toyama Prefecture, Japan, is the tallest waterfall in Japan at a height of 497 m. However, it only has water from April to July when the snow covering the Midagahara plateau melts, so its neighbor, Shōmyō Falls, is usually considered the tallest.
6.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Hida Mountains, Chūbu-Sangaku National Park
171 min walk • The Hida Mountains, or Northern Alps, is a Japanese mountain range which stretches through Nagano, Toyama and Gifu prefectures. A small portion of the mountains also reach into Niigata Prefecture.
4.8 miE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Tateyama Tunnel Trolleybus, Mount Tate
123 min walk • The Tateyama Tunnel Trolleybus, officially the Trolleybus Line, is a Japanese trolleybus line in Tateyama, Toyama, operated by the Tateyama Kurobe Kankō Company. The line is entirely underground, including both termini.
5.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Yamasaki Cirque, Mount Tate
131 min walk • Yamasaki Cirque is a cirque located on the North-West side of Oyama peak of Mount Tateyama, Hida Mountains, Japan.
0.8 miSE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Midagahara, Mount Tate
20 min walk • Midagahara is a wetlands located near Tateyama in Toyama Prefecture, in Japan. the remaining 80,000 ha of wetlands have been designated a Ramsar Site in 2012. Midagahara is a one of many highlights of Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route.
4.4 miW
Specialty museum, Museum
Tateyama Caldera Sabo Museum, Tateyama
111 min walk • Tateyama Caldera Erosion Control Museum is a public museum located in Ashikuraji, Tateyama-cho, Nakashinagawa-gun, Toyama Prefecture, which introduces the history and nature of Tateyama Caldera, Tateyama Erosion Control and Joganji River.