袋田の滝は、茨城県大子町にある日本を代表する名瀑の一つで、「日本三名瀑」に数えられます。高さ約120メートル、幅約73メートルの大きな滝で、4段に流れ落ちることから「四度（よど）の滝」とも呼ばれています。
季節ごとにまったく異なる表情を見せるのが特徴で、春の新緑、夏の清涼感、秋の紅葉、冬の氷瀑と一年を通じて楽しめます。特に冬の厳しい寒さで滝全体が凍結し、巨大な氷の壁のようになる「氷瀑」は大変有名です。
滝の近くには観瀑トンネルが整備されており、エレベーターで上段の展望台にも行くことができ、さまざまな角度から滝を鑑賞できます。
写真は11月中旬に撮影されました。
Fukuroda Falls, located in Daigo Town in Ibaraki Prefecture, is one of Japan’s most famous waterfalls and is ranked among the “Three Great Waterfalls of Japan.” The waterfall is about 120 meters high and 73 meters wide, and it cascades down in four distinct tiers, which is why it is also known as “Yodo Falls,” meaning “Four-time Falls.”
One of the most remarkable features of Fukuroda Falls is how dramatically it changes with each season. Visitors can enjoy fresh greenery in spring, a refreshing flow in summer, colorful autumn leaves in fall, and the spectacular frozen waterfall—known as hyōbaku—in winter, when the falls freeze into a stunning wall of ice.
A viewing tunnel and an elevator-accessed upper observation deck allow visitors to admire the falls from multiple viewpoints, making it a popular destination year-round.
The photos were taken in mid-November.
