Today we are taking you to the beautiful Hiji Waterfall.
Hiji Falls is located in Kunigami Village, Okinawa Island of Japan.
the waterfall is about 26 meters tall.
The trail head is about two kilometers in land from the main road along the island’s western coast. At the trail head there is a gate where an entrance fee must be paid. Entrance fee is JPY500 From there, the distance to the waterfall is about 1.5 kilometers, and the hike takes about 40 minutes one way. The trail is well maintained, and there are quite a few steep sections with stairs along the way. One of the highlights of the walk is crossing a suspension bridge that spans a valley 17 meters below.
At the trail head there is a campground that visitors can make use of as an alternative to visiting Hiji in a day trip. The campground offers picnic tables and elevated wooden decks which tents can be set up on. Camping costs 2000 yen per tent site per night.
Access
By bus
Take highway bus number 111 or 117 from Naha to Nago Bus Terminal (90 minutes, 2100 yen from Naha Bus Terminal or 105 minutes, 2190 yen from Naha Airport; 1-2 buses/hour) and transfer to bus number 67. Get off at Okuma Beach Iriguchi (60 minutes, 1010 yen, 1-2 buses/hour) from where the trail head is a 20-25 minute walk.
By car
By car, it takes about two hours to reach the small parking lot next to the trailhead from central Naha if using the expressway between Naha and Nago (about 1000 yen one way).
AloJapan.com