is a
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 ...
in the Yugashima district of
Izu city,
Shizuoka Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Shizuoka Prefecture has a population of 3,555,818 and has a geographic area of . Shizuoka Prefecture borders Kanagawa Prefecture to the east, Yamanashi Pref ...
,
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
, in central
Izu Peninsula
The is a mountainous peninsula with a deeply indented coastline to the west of Tokyo on the Pacific Ocean, Pacific coast of the island of Honshu, Japan, the largest of the four main islands of Japan. Formerly known as Izu Province, Izu peninsu ...
, in the upper reaches of the
Kano River
The is an A class river in Shizuoka Prefecture of central Japan. It is long and has a watershed of .
The Kano River originates from Mount Amagi in central Izu Peninsula and follows a generally northern path into Suruga Bay at Numazu
is a ci ...
. It is a Shizuoka Prefectural Natural Monument. It is one of "
Japan’s Top 100 Waterfalls
is a list of waterfalls in Japan compiled by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment (Japan), Ministry of the Environment in 1990.
Background
According to the Japanese government, there are 517 named waterfalls in Japan. Many of these waterfa ...
", in a listing published by the Japanese
Ministry of the Environment in 1990.
According to
Japanese folklore
Japanese folklore encompasses the informally learned folk traditions of Japan and the Japanese people as expressed in its oral traditions, Tradition, customs, and material culture.
In Japanese, the term is used to describe folklore. The Folklor ...
, Jōren Falls is home to the ''
jorōgumo
''Jorōgumo'' () is a type of ''yōkai'', a creature of Japanese folklore. It can shapeshift into a beautiful woman, so the kanji that represent its actual meaning are (); the kanji which are used to write it instead, () have a ''jukujikun'' p ...
'', a spider that can transform into a seductive woman.
See also
*
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 ...
*
List of waterfalls in Japan
is a list of waterfalls 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 l ...
References
External links
Jōren Falls tourism home page
Waterfalls of Japan
Landforms of Shizuoka Prefecture
Tourist attractions in Shizuoka Prefecture
Izu, Shizuoka
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