Shasui Falls
Shasui Falls | |
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洒水の滝 | |
Location | Yamakita, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan |
Coordinates | 35°21′9″N 139°03′41″E / 35.35250°N 139.06139°E |
Type | multiple fan |
Total height | 90 meters |
Number of drops | 3 |
Longest drop | 60 meters |
Shasui Falls (洒水の滝, Shasui-no-taki) is a waterfall on the Tanzawa River in Yamakita, Ashigarakami District Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
The Shasui Falls is located in the precincts of Saishō-ji, a Buddhist temple, and has been used by yamabushi and Buddhist clergy for takegyo purification ceremonies, where participants stand underneath the fall, allowing the water to strike their head and upper body.
The Shasui Falls drops in three separate plunges with a total height of 90 meters. The upper falls has a height of 69 meters, the middle falls has a height of 16 meters and the lower has a height of 29 meters. The falls are mentioned as the Shasui Falls (蛇水の滝) in the Shin-Sagamikuni Fudoki of 1841, but have been known since at least the late
The Shasui Falls is listed as one of "
External links
- Yamakita Town homepage
- Global Waters
- Kanagawa Tourism Association
- (in Japanese) Ministry of Environment