“Entrance Through the Gift Shop”

When I first arrived at Ryuzu Falls, I was a little disappointed. It seemed that to enjoy the view, I had to walk through a gift shop. As a left, expensive gifts in hand, I saw a sign. Following the sign I found that I was walking up steep steps that stretched seemingly forever. The path of the steps was alongside the waterfall, and offered some of the best views of Ryuzu Falls, and, I might add, up very close. I could almost reach down and touch the water. A nice bonus was that from the top of the steps, I could also get a great view of Lake Chuzenji in the distance. A great waterfall, but a disappointing gift shop.