Mount Maya (摩耶山), Japan

Mount Maya (摩耶山) has a cable car to take you up to the top if you want to enjoy the view without a hike. Since I wanted a half day hike I chose to take the cable car up and then hike down to Nunobiki Falls. 

Mount Maya (摩耶山)

 The views from the top are spectacular and there is an open park at the top with viewing decks.

Mount Maya (摩耶山)

Mount Maya (摩耶山)

Mount Maya (摩耶山)

The trail starts up the road towards where the road dead ends at a building (hydro?). From there the hike down is very nice and not extremely challenging.

Mount Maya (摩耶山)

Along the trail some places have little detours that go up to rocky areas with a view. 

Mount Maya (摩耶山)

Mount Maya (摩耶山)

Mount Maya (摩耶山)

 The trail is very nice and well-maintained. There are maps every so often and it would be very difficult to get lost. This was very different from the trail up to Mount Rokko where all of the signs are in Japanese and there were no maps to show you where you are or where to go. The shade is also very lovely on a hot day.

Mount Maya (摩耶山)

Mount Maya (摩耶山)

Mount Maya (摩耶山)

 Nunobiki Dam (布引五本松ダム) contains a massive amount of water for Osaka city and is quite scenic in the mountains.

 Nunobiki Dam (布引五本松ダム) 

 Nunobiki Dam (布引五本松ダム) 

  Gohonmatsu Waterfall (五本松かくれ滝) is just below the dam. It is a small waterfall but is still nice. When I first saw it I was a bit confused because I didn't think I was at Nunobiki Falls yet. Turns out this was just an added bonus waterfall on my hike that I wasn't expecting.

Gohonmatsu Waterfall (五本松かくれ滝) 

Nunobiki Falls (布引渓流) is only a short distance further down the river. It is called the curtain waterfall and it really does look like hanging fabric. You can't swim at the waterfall but there is a viewing area to look at it and relax.

Nunobiki Falls (布引渓流)

Nunobiki Falls (布引渓流)

Nunobiki Falls (布引渓流)

Nunobiki Falls (布引渓流)