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According to the Japanese government, there are 517 named waterfalls in Japan. Many of these waterfalls are located in remote mountain locations, but with an increase in hiking and tourism in recent years, the number of visitors has greatly increased, placing significant pressure on the surrounding environment.
Nachi Falls (那智滝, Nachi no Taki) in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, is one of the best-known waterfalls in Japan. With a drop of 133 meters (and 13 meters wide), [1] it is the tallest waterfall with a single uninterrupted drop in Japan (although Japan also disputes Russia's right to Iturup Island, which has the 141 m high Ilya Muromets Waterfall); however, the tallest Japanese ...
Buddhism in Japan was entwined with Shinto's older animistic beliefs: that gods and spirits inhabit the surrounding nature, such as trees, rocks or animals. The waterfalls Hokusai chose to illustrate are located in the central, western and eastern parts of Japan's main island . The regions chosen were well known sites of pilgrimage by the ...
Akiu Great Falls (秋保大滝, Akiu Ōtaki) is a waterfall located in Taihaku-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It is a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is one of " Japan’s Top 100 Waterfalls ", in a listing published by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment in 1990.
Fukuroda Falls (袋田の滝, Fukuroda-no-taki) is a waterfall located in the town of Daigo, Ibaraki Prefecture Japan. It is a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty. [1] and is one of "Japan’s Top 100 Waterfalls", per a listing published by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment in 1990. [2]
Harajiri Falls (原尻の滝, Harajiri-no-taki) is a waterfall located on the Ōno River in Ogata Town, Bungo-Ōno, Ōita Prefecture. It was selected by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment as one of the top 100 waterfalls in Japan .
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Shōmyō-daki is the highest waterfall in Japan at 350 m (1,148 ft). The falls have four stages: the first 70 m, the second 58 m, the third 96 m and the last 126 m high. [ 1 ] The greatest amount of water flows over the falls in the early to mid-summer, when the snow in the Tateyama Mountains melts.