are located in the town of Tateyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. It is the highest waterfall in Japan at . The falls have four stages: the first , the second , the third and the last high. The greatest amount of water flows over the falls in the early to mid-summer, when the snow in the Tateyama Mountains melts.
Its neighbor, Hannoki Falls, is usually considered the seasonably tallest at , as it only has water from April to July when the snow on the Midagahara plateau melts. As seen in the photo, Hannoki and Shōmyō falls are twin waterfalls that almost face each other.
See also List of waterfalls List of waterfalls in Japan
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