As the name suggests, the waterfall is named after the three tiers of white strips that flow down to break the Eniwa Valley. There is also a golden legend that treasures of Minamoto no Yoshitsune lie in a stream called Kumanosawa in the backcountry of this area.
The best viewing points are from the Sandan-no-taki Bridge and the Takimi-no-hiroba (waterfall viewing plaza) located below the Sandan-no-taki Bridge.