Jōren Falls

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Jōren Falls (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. 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.

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