Jōren Falls | |
Location: | Izu, Shizuoka, Japan |
Map: | Japan Shizuoka Prefecture#Japan |
Relief: | 1 |
Coords: | 34.8718°N 138.9221°W |
Type: | block |
Height: | 25 m |
Average Width: | 7 m |
Watercourse: | Kano River |
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]