Harajiri Falls is the modest one that everyone remembers. Just 20 meters high, it spans the Ogata River — part of the Ōno River system — at Harajiri in Ogata Town, in the city of Bungo-Ōno, Oita Prefecture. Its selection by Japan's Ministry of the Environment for the official Top 100 Waterfalls confirms that height was never the point: this is a broad river fall in open farmland rather than a mountain cascade at the end of a gorge trail, and that accessibility of setting is precisely its character. Among Oita's four Top-100 entries, Harajiri is the low, wide counterpoint to the prefecture's towering cliff falls.
Visiting Harajiri Falls
The falls are on the Ogata River (Ōno River system) at Harajiri, Ogata Town, Bungo-Ōno City, Oita Prefecture. The provided sources give no specifics on viewpoints or facilities, so confirm viewing arrangements locally.
