Jōren Falls

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Shimoda Highway, Yugashima, Izu-shi, Shizuoka-ken 410-3206, Japan

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N34° 52' 18.5052" E138° 55' 19.7184"   (34.871807, 138.922144) Start navigation »

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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 on the upper reaches of the Kano River. 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, this is home to the legendary mistress of the Jōren Falls, Jorōgumo; a spider that can transform into a seductive woman.

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