空知大滝 Sorachi-ootaki The Sorachi Otaki Waterfall
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The Sorachi Otaki Waterfall is on the Sorachi River, the longest tributary of the Ishikari River, which flows out of Mt. Karifuru in the eastern part of Minami-Furano Town in Hokkaido. The river used to boast the large volume of water but now the volume is adjusted by the discharge from Takisato Dam built in the upstream. The origin of “Sorachi” is “sorapuchi,” which means “a flowing waterfall” in the Ainu language.
Although this waterfall is not very tall, it flows down vigorously with white splashes of water when the discharged volume is increased. During the foliage season, the red and yellow colors of the surrounding leaves together with oddly-shaped stones and rocks add zest to the flow of water.
Takeshiro Matsuura, who explored the entire Ezo-chi (Present-day Hokkaido) in the late Edo period (1603-1868), was moved by this vigorous waterfall flowing in twelve lines and included travel notes and sketches of this waterfall in his “Ishikari Diary.”
Although this waterfall is not very tall, it flows down vigorously with white splashes of water when the discharged volume is increased. During the foliage season, the red and yellow colors of the surrounding leaves together with oddly-shaped stones and rocks add zest to the flow of water.
Takeshiro Matsuura, who explored the entire Ezo-chi (Present-day Hokkaido) in the late Edo period (1603-1868), was moved by this vigorous waterfall flowing in twelve lines and included travel notes and sketches of this waterfall in his “Ishikari Diary.”
- address
- Takisato-cho, Ashibetsu, Hokkaido 075-0000
- name
- The Sorachi Otaki Waterfall