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戸倉上山田温泉裏に1252ｍの冠着山（伝説の「姨捨山」）が立っています。冠着の北側に久露滝があります。先日の父の日の山登りはこの久露滝経由でした。
６ｍぐらいな高さの久露滝は長野県のＨＰによると、
冠着山からの湧水で、一級河川雄沢川の源流にあたり、
自然豊かな場所にあります。
また、滝には生きる化石ハコネサンショウウオが
今も生息しています。
初めて見ましたが、柔らかな流れの滝でついに子供達と一緒に入ってみました。自然な水シャワーで最高に気持ちいい。これはまた8月の無茶苦茶な暑い日に絶対来たいと思っています。本当にクールパワーや。
久露滝は一の鳥居登山口から登って約15分です。（その登山口は戸倉上山田温泉から車で約15分です。）
1252-meter Kamuriki Mountain towers over our onsen town, Togura-Kamiyamada. On the north side of the mountain is a cute little waterfall called Kuro-taki. This past Fathers Day the kids and I climbed the mountain via Kuro-daki so I got to see the falls for my first time.
According to the Nagano Prefecture website, the approximately 6-meter tall (short?) falls are formed by a stream fed by spring water higher up on Kamuriki Mtn. The stream is a source of Yuzawa River which continues down and joins the Chikuma River.
The falls are home to Japanese Clawed Salamander, Onychodactylus japonicus, which is considered to be a living fossil.
We didn't spot any salamanders, but we couldn't resist the temptation to take a shower in the falls. It was so refreshing! I can't wait to come back here on a hot August day and take advantage of Kuro Falls' natural chill power!
The Kuro-taki waterfall is a 15 minute hike up from the Ichinotorii trailhead, which is 15 minutes by car from Togura-Kamiyamada Onsen.
Fathers Day Waterfall Shower with Misaki
