A fellow JET and I went on a great ramble in Shiga Prefecture last weekend. The name of the place is Yatsubachinotake, which translates to something like 8 waterfalls. It had rained the day before so the falls were at pretty high levels. It was the coolest hike I have done so far in Japan, but then I love a good waterfall hiking course. My hiking friend forgot his lunch, and we ran out of water. Both, I promise won't happen again.