Jōren Falls Explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 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 . 2022-12-09 . 伊豆半島ジオパーク . ja.
  2. Reider . Noriko T. . 2013 . Tsuchigumo sōshi: The Emergence of a Shape-Shifting Killer Female Spider . Asian Ethnology . 72 . 1 . 55–83 . 41958916 . 1882-6865.