Kegon Falls

Kegon Falls (華厳滝 Kegon no Taki) is a waterfall in Japan in Nikkō National Park in Tochigi Prefecture on the island of Honshū. It is fed by Lake Chūzenji, which is the source of the Oshiri River which flows through this waterfall. The waterfall is 97 metres (318 ft) high. The Kegon Falls and Nikkō National Park are one of the most famous and popular places in Japan. Thousands of people visit each year. In 1927, the Kegon Falls was recognized as one of the "Eight Views" which best showed Japan and its culture in the Shōwa period.^[1]

Kegon Falls
华 厳 滝 - Kegon no Taki

Kegon Falls and Lake Chūzenji
Location	Nikkō National Park, Tochigi Prefecture, Honshū, Japan
Coordinates	36°44′17″N 139°30′09″E
Type	Plunge
Total height	97 m (318 ft)

The waterfall is also infamous for suicides, especially among Japanese youth (Werther Effect).^[2]