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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 ...
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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]
Ontaki, the greatest fall of the Nunobiki Falls. View of Ontaki Nunobiki waterfall near Kobe in Japan. Kusakabe Kimbei, around 1890. Nunobiki Falls (布引の滝, Nunobiki no Taki) is a set of waterfalls near downtown Kobe, Japan, with an important significance in Japanese literature and Japanese art.
The Shiraito Falls is listed as one of "Japan’s Top 100 Waterfalls", in a listing published by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment in 1990. It was also selected by the Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun and Osaka Mainichi Shimbun. [3] as one of the 100 Landscapes of Japan in 1927.
Atera Seven Falls (阿寺の七滝, Atera-no-nana-taki) is a waterfall in the city of Shinshiro, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It has been protected as both a Place of Scenic Beauty and Natural Monument since 1934. [1] The waterfalls was named one of "Japan’s Top 100 Waterfalls", in a listing published by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment ...
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.