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waterfall
A waterfall is any point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge
of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf.
Waterfalls can be formed in seve ...
s in Japan compiled by the Japanese
Ministry of the Environment in 1990.
Background
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.
Listing
Gallery
File:Hagoromonotaki.jpg, 1. Hagoromo Falls
File: Inkura.jpg, 2. Inkura Falls
File:Garoh-Fall.jpg, 3. Garō Falls
File:Ginganotaki.jpg, 4. Ryusei-Ginga Falls
File:Asiribetu.jpg, 5. Ashiribetsu Falls
File:Oshinkoshin-no-taki.jpg, 6. Oshinkoshin Falls
File:Kurokumanotaki.jpg, 7. Kurokuma Falls
File: Waterfall of Fudou in Hatimantai.JPG, 9. Fudō Falls
File:Akiu Otaki.jpg, 10. Akiu Great Falls
is a waterfall located in Taihaku-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It is a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty. It is one of " Japan’s Top 100 Waterfalls", in a listing published by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment i ...
File:Sankai_no_taki_5nov07.jpg, 11. Sankai Falls
File:Nanataki Falls 2008-02-29.jpg, 12. Nanataki Falls
File:Chagama-no-taki.jpg, 13. Chagama Falls
File:Hottainotaki_20070716.jpg, 14. Hōttai Falls
File: Yasu no taki.jpg, 15. Yasu Falls
File: Namekawa-falls.jpg, 16. Namekawa Great Falls
File: Shiraito no taki Waterfall (Yamagata).jpg, 17. Shiraito Falls
File: Nanatsu waterfall.JPG, 18. Nanatsu Falls
File:Otsujigataki.jpg, 19. Otsuji Falls
File:Sanjo falls.jpg, 20. Sanjō Falls
File: Choshi-ga-taki.jpg, 21. Chōshi Falls
File:Fukuroda-no-taki.jpg, 22. Fukuroda Falls
File:Kegon falls nikko 2006-11-04.jpg, 23. Kegon Falls
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File: Kirifuri Falls 20090719.jpg, 24. Kirifuri Falls
File:Fukiware.jpg, 25. Fukiware Falls
File: Jofu-no-taki.jpg, 26. Jōfu Falls
File: Tanashitahudotaki.jpg, 27. Tanashita no Fudō Falls
File:Hossawa Falls.jpg, 29. Hossawa Falls
File:Hayato-ootaki.jpg, 30. Hayato Great Falls
File:Shasui Falls 01.jpg, 31. Shasui Falls
File: Nishizawa-Valley.jpg, 32. Nanatsugamagodan Falls
File: 精進ヶ滝.jpg, 33. Kitashōji Falls
File:Shosenkyo-Waterfall.jpg, 34. Senga Falls
File: Naena waterfall.JPG, 36. Naena Falls
File: So Falls.jpg, 37. Sōtaki Falls
File:Shomyo-daki 1.jpg, 38. Shōmyō Falls
File: Ubaga waterfall.JPG, 39.Uba Falls
File: 龍双ヶ滝初夏.jpg, 40. Ryūsō Falls
File:Yonakodaibakufu.jpg, 41. Yonako Daibakufu Falls
File:Sanbon Falls Koono.jpg, 42. Sanbon Falls
File:Tengadaki.jpg, 43. Tadachi Falls
File: 根尾滝.jpg, 44. Neo Falls
File:Hirayu Falls 1.jpg, 45. Hirayu Great Falls
File:Yoro-no-taki.jpg, 46. Yōrō Falls
File:Jpn gifu gujyou amidagataki 20090527.jpg, 47. Amida Falls
File:安倍の大滝002_MG_0085.jpg, 48. Abe Great Falls
File:Joren-no-taki 2004-11-24.jpg, 49. Jōren Falls
is a waterfall in the Yugashima district of Izu city, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, in central Izu Peninsula, in the upper reaches of the Kano River. It is a Shizuoka Prefectural Natural Monument. It is one of "Japan’s Top 100 Waterfalls", in a ...
File:N2 Shiraito Falls 2.jpg, 50. Shiraito Falls
File:Otodome Falls April 2005.jpg, 50. Otodome Falls
File:Atera Nana Falls.jpg, 51. Atera Seven Falls
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. The waterfalls was named one of "Japan’s Top 100 Waterfalls", in a listing published b ...
File: Nunobiki-no-taki mie.jpg, 52. Nunobiki Falls
File:Akame48Taki FudoTaki.jpg, 53. Akame Shijyūhachi Falls
File: 七ツ釜滝.jpg, 54. Nanatsukgama Falls
File: Waterfall of Kanabiki.JPG, 56. Kanabiki Falls
File:Minoonotaki.jpg, 57. Minoo Falls
File:Harafudou Falls 01.JPG, 58. Harafudō Falls
File:Saruo falls 01.JPG, 59. Saruo Falls
File:Tendaki 02.JPG, 60. Tendaki Falls
File:Odaki is the greatest fall of the Nunobiki Falls.jpg, 61. Nunobiki Falls
is a set of waterfalls near downtown Kobe, Japan, with an important significance in Japanese literature and Japanese art. In Japan, Nunobiki is considered one of the greatest "divine falls" together with Kegon Falls and Nachi Falls.
Nunobiki wa ...
File: FudoNanae taki.JPG, 63. Fudōnanae Falls
File: Sasa-no-taki.jpg, 64. Sasa Falls
File:Nachi waterfall 01.jpg, 66. Nachi Falls
in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, is one of the best-known waterfalls in Japan. With a drop of 133 meters (and 13 meters wide), it is the tallest waterfall with a single uninterrupted drop in Japan (although Japan also disputes R ...
File: Kuwanoki-no-taki.jpg, 67. Kuwanoki Falls
File: Haso no taki.JPG, 68. Haso Falls
File:Daisendaki 02.jpg, 69. Daisen Fall
File:Amedaki 02.JPG, 70. Amedaki Falls
File: Dangyo falls1.JPG, 71. Dangyō Falls
File:Ryuuzugadaki Odaki.JPG, 72. Ryūzuyae Falls
File:Kanba Falls.JPG, 73. Kanba Falls
File:Jousei Waterfall.JPG, 74. Jōsei Falls
File: Ryūzu-no-taki Jakuchikyō.jpg, 75. Jakuchikyō Goryū Falls
File:Ogama Falls 01.JPG, 76. Ōgama Falls
File:Todoroki Watefalls 02.JPG, 77. Todoroki Kujyūku Falls
File:Amagoi Waterfalls 06.JPG, 78. Amagoi Falls
File:Yukiwa no Taki 02.JPG, 79. Yukiwa Falls
File:Goraiko Falls in 2004.jpg, 80. Goraikō Falls
File:Ryuo Falls 04.JPG, 81. Ryūō Falls
File:Todoro no Taki 02.JPG, 82. Todoro Falls
File:Otaru Falls 02.JPG, 83. Ōtaru Falls
File: Waterfall of Mikaeri.JPG, 85. Mikaeri Falls
File: SendanTodoro no Taki.JPG, 87. Sendantodoro Falls
File: Sugaruga Fall Aso 2009.JPG, 88. Sukaruga Falls
File: Kaname Otaki.JPG, 89. Kaname Falls
File:Harajirinotaki.jpg, 91. Harajiri Falls
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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File: Shindo Waterfalls 01.JPG, 92. Shindō Falls
File:Nishishiyanotaki Waterfall.jpg, 93. Nishishiiya Falls
File:Sekinoo_falls.jpg, 94. Sekinoo Falls
File: Yatogi Waterfall 2009 001.JPG, 95. Yatogi Falls
File:Takachiho Gorge by boat.jpg, 97. Manai Falls
File: Ryūmondaki Kagoshima.jpg, 98. Ryūmon Falls
File:Ooko Falls in Yaku Island.jpg, 99. Ōko Falls
File:Mariyudo iriomote 2007-04-05.jpg, 100. Mariyudu Falls
See also
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List of waterfalls
This list of notable waterfalls of the world is sorted by continent, then country, then province, state or territory. A waterfall is included if it is at least tall and has an existing Wikipedia article, or it is considered historically sig ...
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Waterfalls
A waterfall is any point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge
of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf.
Waterfalls can be formed in several ...
Waterfalls
A waterfall is any point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge
of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf.
Waterfalls can be formed in several ...