English Version
Otaki Falls is a waterfall in Kami Town, Kami District, Miyagi Prefecture, at 9 Kanohara Minamitakiniwa.
According to local rumors, photos taken here sometimes show red orb-like lights. The area is also said to be wet and marshy in places, and snakes may appear, so visitors should be cautious underfoot and avoid approaching wildlife.
The waterfall has a dark reputation as a place associated with suicides. Several people are said to have died here in accidents or by suicide, and local stories claim that when someone falls into the plunge pool, the body may not surface for some time.
There is also an older legend connected to rainmaking rituals. In the past, it is said that cats and other animals were thrown into the waterfall as offerings to pray for rain.
If you visit, treat the area as a natural hazard as well as a rumored haunted site. Stay on safe, legal paths, avoid the edge of the falls and the plunge pool, and do not enter restricted or dangerous areas.
Japanese Language
この場所で写真を撮ると赤いオーブが映ることもある。そして湿地のせいかヘビが出てくることも。自殺の名所の滝。幾人も事故死や自殺などで亡くなっていて、滝つぼにはまるとしばらく遺体は上がってこない。この滝はその昔、雨乞いのために猫などを滝に投げ入れていたとされる。宮城県加美郡加美町鹿原南滝庭９
