Urami Falls, 19-metre waterfall in Nikko, Japan

Urami Falls is a 19-metre waterfall on the Arasawa River, a tributary of the Daiya River, in the Arayazawa national forest of Nikko. Its cliff has a lower rhyolite section, an upper plate-like pyroxene andesite section, and a 2-metre reddish-brown agglomerate band between them. The agglomerate eroded to form the path that once led behind the water.

A Fudō Myōō statue said to have been brought from the Three Mountains of Dewa in 1624 stands behind the falls. In 1689 Matsuo Bashō visited and recorded the falls and a haiku in Oku no Hosomichi. In 1902 rock above the falls collapsed, ending the path behind the water; a Bashō poem stele stands by Arasawa Bridge on Route 120.

The name "Urami" means "viewing from behind" in Japanese, referring to a path that once allowed visitors to walk behind the falling water. That path no longer exists, but the name still carries the memory of that experience.

The trail leading to the falls passes through wooded terrain and requires sturdy footwear, as the ground can be rocky and slippery when wet. Starting early in the day helps avoid the busier midday hours.

The cliff behind the fall is layered: platy pyroxene andesite above, rhyolite below, with a reddish-brown agglomerate about 2 m thick between them. Erosion of this middle layer once allowed a path behind the water, and a Fudō Myōō statue said to have been brought from the Three Mountains of Dewa in 1624 still stands behind the fall.