Akiu Great Falls

About an hour from Sendai, you can dive into the waterfall basin of Akiu Ootaki, one of Japan’s three largest waterfalls, which is one of the rarest waterfall dives in the world. Diving under a waterfall with a drop of 55 meters.

In the water, you can feel the vibrations of falling water all over your body. Although there is not a lot of life in this area because it is freshwater, you can observe freshwater river fish such as char, rockfish, trout, white-tailed bream and swordfish. You may run into some cherry salmon. Sometimes frogs and other animals can be seen.