Ginga no Taki (Milky Way Falls) and Ryusei no Taki (Shooting Stars Falls)

There are waterfalls in Sounkyo from Japan's Top 100 Waterfalls. The point of beauty for the waterfalls in Sounkyo are the colummer joints found on each side of them. The Milky Way Falls (the female waterfall) runs like layers of fine white thread and the Shooting Stars Falls (the male waterfall) runs as one thick thread. The 2 waterfalls are also called the husband and wife waterfalls.