The '''Forty-Eight Waterfalls of Akame''' (赤目四十八滝 ''Akame Shijūhachi Taki''), often transcribed as the '''Akame 48 Waterfalls''', is a hiking trail in [[Nabari]] near the border between Mie and Nara Prefectures.  The hike follows a waterfall-laden trail up a mountain providing for some spectacular scenery.

The '''Forty-Eight Waterfalls of Akame''' (赤目四十八滝 ''Akame Shijūhachi Taki''), often transcribed as the '''Akame 48 Waterfalls''', is a hiking trail in [[Nabari]] near the border between Mie and Nara Prefectures.  The hike follows a waterfall-laden trail up a mountain providing for some spectacular scenery.

It is said that "48" was chosen to represent "many" because at the time the hiragana syllabary consisted of 48 symbols (though it now consists of only 46).

It is said that "48" was chosen to represent "many" because at the time the hiragana syllabary consisted of 48 symbols (though it now consists of only 46).