Mariyudu Falls is Okinawa Prefecture's entry in Japan's official Top 100 Waterfalls — a name written in katakana rather than kanji, from the speech of the Yaeyama Islands. The 20-meter fall lies on the Urauchi River, which flows through Iriomote Island in Taketomi Town, in Okinawa's Yaeyama District. Iriomote sits at the far southwestern reach of the country, which makes this the Top 100's outpost in Japan's subtropics: while nearly every other cascade on the list belongs to the mountain interiors of Honshu, Shikoku, or Kyushu, Mariyudu descends through a river landscape on a remote island closer to Taiwan than to Tokyo in spirit and setting.
Visiting Mariyudu Falls
The falls are on the Urauchi River on Iriomote Island, Taketomi Town, Yaeyama District, Okinawa Prefecture. The provided sources give no specifics on river access or trails, so arrange details locally on Iriomote.
