Kitashōji Falls
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{{Infobox waterfall
| name = Kitashōji Falls
| photo = Kita-Shojigataki.JPG
| photo_caption = Kitashōji Falls (upper) and Kudan Falls (lower)
| location = Hokuto
Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
| coords = {{coord|35|43|52.42|N|138|21|17.90|E|source:jawiki_region:JP|display=title, inline}}
| map = Japan Yamanashi Prefecture#Japan
|relief=1
| type = cascade
| height = {{convert|121|m|ft}}
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| watercourse = Ishiutoro River/Fuji River
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{{nihongo| Kitashōji Falls|北精進ケ滝| Kitashōji-ga-taki}} is a waterfall in northern Yamanashi Prefecture Japan, on the Ishiutoro River, an upper tributary of the Fuji River. It is located in the Minami Alps National Park, in the city of Hokuto. The falls have a width of {{convert|35|m|ft}} and a drop of {{convert|121|m|ft}}.
The Kitashōji 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.
The falls drop down a granite cliff, which is part of the Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line in three cascades. Below the main falls is the {{nihongo|Kudan Falls|九段の滝| Kudan-no-taki}}, with a width of {{convert|20|m|ft}} and a drop of {{convert|40|m|ft}}.
External links
- {{in lang|ja}} [http://www.mori-taki-nagisa.jp/100/waterfall/index.html Ministry of Environment] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219173830/http://www.mori-taki-nagisa.jp/100/waterfall/index.html |date=2020-02-19 }}
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Category:Landforms of Yamanashi Prefecture
Category:Tourist attractions in Yamanashi Prefecture
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