7.2 Iriomote (Mariyudu Waterfall and Urauchi River cruise)

Urauchi river is the largest one in Iriomote.

There is a little port where you can take the boat to travel river up... 

surrounded by mangroves first...

huge ferns...

beautiful river views...

and few kilometers trekking up...

among wild forest...

to reach "Maryudu" -round pool- waterfall listed as one of the 100 most attractive waterfall in Japan and...

Kampire waterfall, 10 minutes walking up from Maryudu

Yamaneko wild cat, chinese box turtle, coconut crabs and ruddy kingfisher live around there.

Beautil mangroves scenes on the way back to the tiny port.

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