Nasono Shirataki - Nasono Shirataki

Japanese: 奈曾ノ白滝 - なそのしらたき

Nasogawa Falls is located in Kotaki, Kisakata-cho, Yuri-gun, southwest of Akita Prefecture. It is a national scenic spot. It is 26m high and 11m wide at the mouth of the cliff of lava erupted by Mt. Chokai. Old cedar trees grow around the waterfall, and Kinpu Shrine, which has deep ties to Shugendo, is enshrined there. The Zao Gongen, Kannon Bodhisattva statue, and lion-dog statues kept at the shrine are prefecturally designated cultural properties. The upper reaches of the Nasogawa River, which originates from Mt. Inakura (1,554m), are the Naso Valley, once known as the inner sanctum of Kisakata, and are home to many waterfalls. Upstream of Shirataki is Shiraito Falls. The waterfall and the valley area belong to Chokai Quasi-National Park.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

秋田県南西部，由利郡象潟（きさかた）町小滝にある奈曾川の滝。国の名勝。鳥海山噴出の溶岩絶壁にかかり，高さ26m，落口の幅11m。滝の周辺は老杉などが繁り，修験と関係の深い金峰神社がまつられる。同社蔵の蔵王権現像，観音菩薩像，狛犬は県指定文化財。稲倉岳(1554m)から発する奈曾川の上流はかつて象潟の奥の院といわれた奈曾渓谷で多くの滝がかかり，白滝の上流には白糸滝がある。滝や渓谷一帯は鳥海国定公園に属する。

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