List of waterfalls in Japan explained

is a list of waterfalls in Japan compiled by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment in 1990.

Background

According to the Japanese government, there are 517 named waterfalls in Japan. Many of these waterfalls are located in remote mountain locations, but with an increase in hiking and tourism in recent years, the number of visitors has greatly increased, placing significant pressure on the surrounding environment.

Listing

One Hundred Waterfalls of Japan! # !! Name !Location!! Prefecture !! City, town or village
143.6273°N 142.7868°WHigashikawa
2Shiraoi
3Shimamaki
4Kamikawa
5Minami-ku, Sapporo
6Shari
7Ajigasawa
8Towada
9Hachimantai
10Taihaku-ku, Sendai
11Zao
12Kosaka
13Kazuno
14Yurihonjō
15Kitaakita
16Yonezawa
17Tozawa
18Tsuruoka
19Sukagawa
20Hinoemata
21Kōriyama
22Daigo
23Nikko
24Nikko
25Namata
26Kusatsu
27Shibukawa
28Ogano
29Hinohara
30Sagamihara
31Yamakita
32Yamanashi
33Hokuto
34Kōfu
35Murakami
36Myōkō
37Myōkō
38Tateyama
39Hakusan
40Ikeda
41Suzaka
42Matsumoto
43Nagiso
44Gero
45Takayama
46Yōrō
47Gujō
48Aoi-ku, Shizuoka
49Itō
50Fujinomiya
51Shinshiro
52Kumano
53Nabari
54Ōdai
55Takashima
56Miyazu
57Minoh
58Hyōgo
59Kami
60Yabu
61Kobe
62Tenkawa
63Shimokitayama
64Totsukawa
65Kamikitayama
66Nachikatsuura
67Shingū
68Shirahama
69Tōhaku
70Tottori
71Okinoshima
72Unnan
73Maniwa
74Miyoshi
75Iwakuni
76Naka
77Kaiyō
78Kamiyama
79Uwajima
80Kumakōgen
81Ōtoyo
82Kami
83Ochi
84Karatsu
85Karatsu
86Kikuchi
87Yatsushiro
88Minamiaso
89Hitoyoshi
90Usa
91Bungo-ōno
92Kokonoe
93Kusu
94Miyakonojō
95Tsuno
96Nobeoka
97Takachiho
98Kajiki
99Yakushima
100Taketomi

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