Shiraito Falls

Shiraito Falls
白糸の滝
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Location	Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates	35°18′45″N 138°35′20″E / 35.31250°N 138.58889°E / 35.31250; 138.58889
Type	multiple fan
Total height	20 m
Average width	200 m

Shiraito Falls (白糸の滝, Shiraito-no-taki) is a waterfall in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, near Mount Fuji, Japan. It is part of Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park and has been protected since 1936 as a Japanese Natural Monument.^[1]

The falls, with a height of 20 meters, were regarded as sacred under the Fuji cult. Another waterfall, the slightly taller Otodome Falls, with a drop of 25 meters, is approximately a five-minute walk away.

The Shiraito Falls is listed as one of "Japan’s Top 100 Waterfalls", in a listing published by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment in 1990. It was also selected by the Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun and Osaka Mainichi Shimbun.^[2] as one of the 100 Landscapes of Japan in 1927. In 2013 the waterfall was added to the World Heritage List as part of the Fujisan Cultural Site.^[3]

• List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Shizuoka)

• Southerland, Mary and Britton, Dorothy. The National Parks of Japan. Kodansha International (1995). ISBN 4-7700-1971-8

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• Fujinomiya home page

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