Kitashōji Falls Explained

Kitashōji Falls
Location:Hokuto
Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
Coords:35.7312°N 138.355°W
Map:Japan Yamanashi Prefecture#Japan
Relief:1
Type:cascade
Height:121m (397feet)
Watercourse:Ishiutoro River/Fuji River

is a waterfall in northern Yamanashi Prefecture Japan, on the Ishiutoro River, an upper tributary of the Fuji River. It is located in the Minami Alps National Park, in the city of Hokuto. The falls have a width of 35m (115feet) and a drop of 121m (397feet).

The Kitashōji Falls is listed as one of the "Japan’s Top 100 Waterfalls", in a listing published by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment in 1990.

The falls drop down a granite cliff, which is part of the Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line in three cascades. Below the main falls is the, with a width of 20m (70feet) and a drop of 40m (130feet).

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