カテゴリー: 100 waterfalls in Japan

Kannon Falls (Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture)

Kannon Falls is a 40m-high tiered waterfall that hangs over the Takigawa River in the upper reaches of the Tamashima River, which flows through the northern part of Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture.

Kannon Falls is also known as “Otoko Falls” because of the way it falls violently. Next to the waterfall is the Ikume Kannon (Waterfall Kannon), which is said to be beneficial for eye diseases.

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Daisen Falls (Kotoura Town, Tottori Prefecture)

It is a two-tiered waterfall that hangs over Jigokudani, halfway between Mt. Karasuga and Mt. Sanko, at the upper reaches of the Kasejagawa River, which originates from the eastern part of Mt. Daisen’s Kengamine. The total height is 42 meters. The height of each drop is 28 meters on the upper level and 14 meters on the lower level.

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Yatsubuchi Falls (Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture)

Yatsubuchi Falls is a famous waterfall that spans the source of the Kamo River, which originates northeast of Mt. Bunagatake, the highest peak in the Hira Mountains.

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Yoro Falls (Yoro Town, Gifu Prefecture)

Yoro Falls is a waterfall that is approximately 30 meters high and approximately 4 meters wide and is known for the legend that the water from the waterfall turned into alcohol.

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Shomyo Falls (Tateyama Town, Toyama Prefecture)

Shomyo Falls is located at the end of the “Shomyo Corridor,” where the Shomyo River, which originates from Mt. Oyama in the Tateyama Mountain Range, deeply erodes the welded tuff layer of Midagahara in a V-shape.

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Kirifuri Falls (Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture)

This is a beautiful waterfall where the Kirifuri River flows down a rocky area, and is one of the three famous waterfalls of Nikko.It has a drop of approximately 75 meters and is divided into two levels, an upper and lower level.

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Kurokuma Falls (Aomori Prefecture, Ajigasawa Town)

Kurokuma Falls is one of the largest waterfalls in Aomori Prefecture, with a drop of 85 meters and a width of 15 meters, located in Takinosawa, a tributary of the Akashi River that originates from the Shirakami Mountains.

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Garo Falls (Shimamaki Village, Hokkaido)

Garou Falls is 75 meters high and 35 meters wide in Shimamaki Village in southwestern Hokkaido.

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