Urami-no-Taki in Nikko was named for being once viewable from behind the waterfall.
A famous waterfall where Matsuo Basho composed a haiku about retreating behind the waterfall at the start of summer in his Narrow Road to the Deep North.
The approximately 20m-drop waterfall falls into a rock hollow, once allowing viewers to walk behind it.
Currently, rear access is restricted due to rockfall dange…
Urami-no-Taki has been a sacred site since ancient times as a Shugendo training ground of Mount Nikko.
After Shodo Shonin opened Nikko, many ascetics visited for waterfall meditation training.
The basin enshrining Fudo Myoo was revered as a training site for destroying worldly desires.
The name Uram…
Recovery from illness, bodily wellness, peace of mind. Especially efficacious at Yakushi and Kannon temples.
Derived from the enshrined deity "不動明王"
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