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Waterfall Attractions In Fujinomiya

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Fujinomiya is a city located in central Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of September 2015, the city had an estimated population of 130,928 and a population density of 337 persons per km². The total area of the city is 388.99 square kilometres .
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Waterfall Attractions In Fujinomiya

  • 1. Shiraito Falls Fujinomiya
    Shiraito Falls 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. The falls were regarded as sacred under the Fuji cult. Another waterfall, the Otodome Falls 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. 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.
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  • 3. Otodome Waterfall Fujinomiya
    Otodome Falls is a waterfall in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, near Mount Fuji, Japan. It is part of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. Another waterfall, the Shiraito Falls is about a five-minute walk away. The name Sound Stopping Waterfall comes from an episode in the Soga Monogatari story of the Kamakura period. When the Soga brothers accompanied Minamoto no Yoritomo on a hunting expedition to the base of Mount Fuji, they plotted to assassinate one of Yoritomo's retainers, Kudō Tsuketsune, who was the murderer of their father. In order to avoid being overheard, they planned their strategy by the roaring waters of this waterfall. The Otodome Falls is listed as one of the Japan's Top 100 Waterfalls, in a listing published by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment in 1990.
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