{"id":145316,"date":"2025-07-15T10:00:28","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T01:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/treasures-japan.com\/?p=145316"},"modified":"2026-07-29T09:56:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T00:56:46","slug":"a-breathtaking-waterfall-that-captures-your-gaze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/treasures-japan.com\/en\/a-breathtaking-waterfall-that-captures-your-gaze\/","title":{"rendered":"A Breathtaking Waterfall That Captures Your Gaze"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-nhtu&#8221; back_image=&#8221;145312&#8243; back_image_auto=&#8221;yes&#8221; back_position=&#8221;center bottom&#8221; overlay_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;20&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; enable_bottom_divider=&#8221;default&#8221; bottom_divider=&#8221;gradient&#8221; shape_bottom_h_use_pixel=&#8221;true&#8221; shape_bottom_height_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shape_bottom_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; shape_bottom_opacity=&#8221;30&#8243; shape_bottom_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;791549&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; overlay_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; shape_bottom_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; style=&#8221;dark&#8221; font_family=&#8221;font-165032&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; parallax_intensity=&#8221;4&#8243; parallax_centered=&#8221;yes&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;718693&#8243;][vc_custom_heading auto_text=&#8221;yes&#8221; heading_semantic=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_font=&#8221;font-557908&#8243; text_size=&#8221;custom&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;164291&#8243; heading_custom_size=&#8221;38&#8243;]Automatic Heading Text[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_horizontal=&#8221;right&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_right&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; style=&#8221;dark&#8221; font_family=&#8221;font-557908&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;119624&#8243;][uncode_info_box items=&#8221;Categories|do_not_display_prefix,Date&#8221; text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243; separator=&#8221;bullet&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][uncode_block id=&#8221;141824&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-lxmt&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;556363&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;145313&#8243; media_lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;150589&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;118358&#8243;]Just a 30-minute journey by car or train from central Osaka, Minoo Park offers a lush natural retreat from the city&#8217;s bustle. 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