Jōren Falls
Waterfall in Shizuoka, Japan
34°52′19″N 138°55′20″E / 34.871807°N 138.922144°E / 34.871807; 138.922144Jōren Falls (浄蓮の滝, Jōren-no-taki) 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.[1] It is a Shizuoka Prefectural Natural Monument. It is one of "Japan’s Top 100 Waterfalls", in a listing published by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment in 1990.
According to Japanese folklore, Jōren Falls is home to the jorōgumo, a spider that can transform into a seductive woman.[2]
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External links
- Jōren Falls tourism home page
- Ministry of Environment (in Japanese)
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