Higashishiiya Falls pours 85 meters straight down a vertical cliff face in the Ajimu area of Usa City, Oita Prefecture — a drop so clean and imposing that it earned the epithet "the Kegon of Kyushu," borrowing the name of Nikko's most celebrated waterfall. The site has long been a sacred place of Kannon devotion, and the waterfall's setting rewards that reverence: a broad plunge pool at its base opens into a valley described as beautiful in its own right. Together with Nishishiiya Falls and Fukino Falls, it forms the "Three Falls of Usa," the best-known trio of cascades in this corner of northern Kyushu.
Visiting Higashishiiya Falls
The falls are in the Ajimu area of Usa City, Oita Prefecture, where a wide plunge pool and the valley below form the main viewing setting. The provided sources do not detail trails or facilities; as a long-standing place of Kannon devotion, the site merits a respectful visit.
