Kamidaki waterfall

Japanese: 上滝 - かみだき
Kamidaki waterfall

…Most of the town area is mountainous, the source of the Jōganji River and the Kurobe River, and borders Nagano Prefecture and Gifu Prefecture across the Hida Mountains. The central settlement, Kamitaki, developed as a market town located at the mouth of the Jōganji River. The Toyama Chiho Railway Tateyama Line runs through the town, and nearby are the famous Soto Zen temple, Daisen-ji Temple, and an amusement park. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kamitaki" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…町域の大部分は常願寺川,黒部川の源流部の山地で,飛驒山脈を境に長野県,岐阜県と接する。中心集落の上滝は常願寺川の谷口に位置する市場町として発達した。富山地方鉄道立山線が通じ,付近には曹洞宗の名刹(めいさつ)大山寺や遊園地がある。…

※「上滝」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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