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Our guide
Ryūzu Falls, “Dragon's Head Falls”, is a waterfall on the upper Yu River near Nikkō, Tochigi. It gets its name because its twin falls are said to look like a dragon's head. Our source says little more than that, so this page is short.
Lake Chuzenji is about 2.3 km away. We have not checked a public-transport route.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Ryuzu no taki a — SS-707 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Ryuzu Waterfall060819-1 — Takisaw · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- 竜頭の滝 - panoramio — くろふね · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- 竜頭の滝 - panoramio - くろふね — くろふね · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- 竜頭の滝周辺 - panoramio — くろふね · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- 竜頭の滝 - panoramio (1) — くろふね · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- 竜頭の滝 - panoramio (2) — くろふね · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- 竜頭の滝 - panoramio (3) — くろふね · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- 竜頭の滝 - panoramio (4) — くろふね · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Ryūzu Falls (龍頭滝, -taki, lit. "Dragon's Head Waterfall") is a waterfall located upstream from the Yugawa River which makes its way into Lake Yunoko and Lake Chūzenji. It is located near Nikkō in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Ryūzu can be translated as 'Dragon's Head', and is so named because its twin falls are said to resemble a dragon's head.
Background text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: Lakes & falls
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