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Chagama Falls

Coordinates: 40°0′40″N 140°33′27″E / 40.01111°N 140.55750°E / 40.01111; 140.55750
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Chagama Falls
Chagama Falls is located in Akita Prefecture
Chagama Falls
Chagama Falls is located in Japan
Chagama Falls
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LocationKazuno,
Akita Prefecture, Japan
Typeshute
Total height100 m
Number of drops1
WatercourseYoneshiro River

Chagama Falls (茶釜の滝, Chagama-no-taki) is a waterfall in the Hachimantai district of Kazuno, Akita Prefecture, Japan, on the Yoakeshima branch of the Yoneshiro River. It is one of "Japan’s Top 100 Waterfalls", in a listing published by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment in 1990. The falls have a height of 100 meters, making it one of the tallest on the list of 100 Waterfalls. The falls are also one of the most remotely located on the listing, requiring a hike of 5.5 kilometers across very rough terrain to reach.

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40°0′40″N 140°33′27″E / 40.01111°N 140.55750°E / 40.01111; 140.55750