Hottai Falls

Hottai Falls
Hottai Falls is located in Japan
Hottai Falls
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LocationYurihonjō,
Akita Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates39°06′18.3″N 140°09′45.7″E / 39.105083°N 140.162694°E / 39.105083; 140.162694
Typehorsetail
Total height57.4 m
Average width3 m – 30 m
WatercourseAkasawa River

Hottai Falls (法体の滝, Hottai-no-taki) is a waterfall in the city of Yurihonjō, Akita Prefecture, Japan, on the Akasawa River, a tributary of the Koyoshi River system in the foothills of Mount Chōkai. It is one of "Japan’s Top 100 Waterfalls", in a listing published by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment in 1990.

Since December 17, 1960, the waterfall and its associated plunge pool have been protected as an Akita Prefectural Place of Scenic Beauty and a Prefectural Natural Monument

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