Jōren Falls
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| Location | Izu, Shizuoka, Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°52′19″N 138°55′20″E / 34.871807°N 138.922144°E |
| Type | block |
| Total height | 25 m |
| Average width | 7 m |
| Watercourse | Kano River |
Jōren 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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References
[edit]- ^ Geopark, Izu Peninsula (2017-12-16). "南から来た火山の贈りもの 伊豆半島ジオパーク". 伊豆半島ジオパーク (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-12-09.
- ^ Reider, Noriko T. (2013). "Tsuchigumo sōshi: The Emergence of a Shape-Shifting Killer Female Spider". Asian Ethnology. 72 (1): 55–83. ISSN 1882-6865. JSTOR 41958916.
External links
[edit]- Jōren Falls tourism home page
- Ministry of Environment (in Japanese)
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