Yukiwa Falls — the "snow ring" — is the celebrated centerpiece of the Nametoko Gorge at Nogawa in Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture. Its 80 metres unfold within one of Shikoku's best-known ravines, and its standing is written into two official selections: Japan's Top 100 Waterfalls and the Shikoku 88 Views, where it holds place number 47 — a numbered station in the island's modern scenic canon, echoing the numbering of Shikoku's pilgrimage temples. The wintry image in the name, a ring of snow, attaches to a fall that defines its gorge; in the Nametoko valley, Yukiwa is the name visitors come to see.
Visiting Yukiwa Falls
The falls is in the Nametoko Gorge at Nogawa, Uwajima city, Ehime Prefecture — the gorge itself is the setting and the approach. The sources give no further detail on trails or platforms within it.
