Hagoromo Falls descends 270 meters through the forests of Higashikawa, in Hokkaido's Kamikawa District — a tiered cascade (danbaku) that breaks into seven distinct steps on its way down. Its structure is unusual: two mountain streams, the Aishipop and Futami, both tributaries of the Chubetsu River, actually merge partway down the falls themselves, braiding into a single ribbon of water mid-descent. The name means "robe of feathers," the celestial garment of Japanese legend. Recognition came early — Hokkaido designated the falls a prefectural Place of Scenic Beauty on February 6, 1951, four decades before its 1991 selection to Japan's official Top 100 Waterfalls.
Visiting Hagoromo Falls
The falls sit at roughly 1,000 meters elevation in the town of Higashikawa, Kamikawa District, in central Hokkaido. The cascade belongs to the Chubetsu River system.
