--- name: "Kegon Falls Elevator" lat: 36.7382276 lng: 139.5036018 official_url: "https://www.kegon.jp/" fee: "Preschoolers ride the elevator free." last_verified: "2026-10-21" url: "https://www.piggybackjapan.com/spots/spot_0000318/" publisher: "Piggyback Japan" method: "Each fact below was read from the official page it links to. The date in the Verified column is the day we last opened that page." reuse: "Free to reuse with the check date kept. A link back is appreciated, not required." --- # Kegon Falls Elevator The elevator down to that lower deck is the highlight: it drops 100 meters through bedrock in about a minute. Down there you face the 97-meter fall head-on, with a boom and flying spray. One family's younger boy was absorbed by the ride and the roar. About ten minutes was his limit before he turned to the railing and a pay telescope. His older brother stood at the railing, working out how the water hit the rock. His family's advice: treat the lower deck as a short, loud, misty stop. - Area: Tochigi - Type: See - Hours: An English page by the Tochigi tourism association also gives 8:00 to 17:00 from March to November and 9:00 to 16:30 from December to February for the elevator. - Last verified: 2026-10-21 ## Family facts (value + conditions + source + verified date) | Feature | Value | Conditions | Verified | Source | |---|---|---|---|---| | Nursing space | No | | 2026-10-21 (web) | [source](https://www.j-g-a.org/kegonwaterfall-bf.html) | | Diaper changing table | Not checked yet | | | | | Family restroom | Not checked yet | | | | | Stroller friendly | Conditional | Yes: The free upper deck has a ramp, but it is steep and a wheelchair user needs a helper (the lower deck, reached by the elevator, adds about 70 stairs). / No: The lower deck is hard to reach with a stroller because about 70 stairs follow the elevator; the stroller can be left at the elevator entrance. / No: Strollers cannot go to the lower deck, so a baby carrier is needed; there is a place to leave a stroller at the elevator entrance. | 2026-10-21 (web) | [source](https://www.nikko-kankou.org/spot/5) | | Lost-child support | Not checked yet | | | | | Indoor / outdoor | Outdoor | A barrier-free survey calls the site all outdoors and not good for rainy days, while a Nikko tourism association school-trip listing marks rain as fine, so the two disagree. | 2026-10-21 (web) | [source](https://www.j-g-a.org/kegonwaterfall-bf.html) | | Diaper disposal bin | Not checked yet | | | | | Kids' toilet seat & step stool | Not checked yet | | | | | Elevator | Yes | The elevator descends 100 meters through bedrock to a deck at about the level of the plunge pool; it costs money (round trip) and is the only way to the lower deck. | 2026-10-21 (web) | [source](https://www.kegon.jp/elevator/) | | English support | Not checked yet | | | | | Outside food allowed | No | Food and drink may not be taken into the elevator. | 2026-10-21 (web) | [source](https://www.kegon.jp/info/) | | Official family-friendly certification | Not checked yet | | | | | High chair | Not checked yet | | | | | Kids' menu | Not checked yet | | | | | Best-fit ages (guide) | Yes | This is only a record of a family visiting with a 3-year-old and a 1-year-old, not an age limit. | 2026-10-21 (web) | [source](https://www.gypsysols.com/chasing-foliage-a-weekend-in-nikko-japan-with-toddlers/) | ## How to cite these facts Free to reuse. Every fact shown with a value above was read from the official page it links to, and re-checked on 2026-10-21; rows marked "Not checked yet" have not been checked. We keep the check date visible so you can tell how old a fact is — please keep it when you quote us. A link back is appreciated but not required. **Ready to paste (Markdown)** ``` Stroller friendly and Elevator at Kegon Falls Elevator — checked 2026-10-21 — [Piggyback Japan](https://www.piggybackjapan.com/spots/spot_0000318/) ``` **Ready to paste (HTML)** ``` Stroller friendly and Elevator at Kegon Falls Elevator — checked 2026-10-21 — Piggyback Japan ``` Found something out of date? Tell us and we will re-check the official page and update the date.