Jōren Falls

Jōren Falls
Jōren Falls is located in Shizuoka Prefecture
Jōren Falls
Jōren Falls is located in Japan
Jōren Falls
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LocationIzu, Shizuoka, Japan
Coordinates34°52′19″N 138°55′20″E / 34.871807°N 138.922144°E / 34.871807; 138.922144
Typeblock
Total height25 m
Average width7 m
WatercourseKano 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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
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