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Chubu-Sangaku NP, Nagano
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The 40 m drop is where the Ko-ōno River carved into the edge of lava erupted near Norikura’s Kengamine. That lava also filled an ancient deep valley to form today’s Norikura Highlands.
The Bandokoro Lava exposed near the falls is about 60 m thick—roughly 1½ times the waterfall’s height. Look for striking, plate-like cracks in the rock, known as sheet joints.
Bandokoro is the biggest of Norikura’s celebrated trio, alongside Sanbondaki and Zengoro Falls. Matsumoto designated the waterfall and its surroundings a City Special Scenic Spot on March 30, 2007.
