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100 Selected Waterfalls of Japan · No. 18
Nanatsu Falls 七ツ滝
| Drop | 90 m (295 ft) |
|---|---|
| Location | Tsuruoka, Yamagata, Japan |
| Region | Tohoku |
| Selected Waterfalls list | No. 18 of the 100 Selected Waterfalls of Japan (Nihon no Taki Hyakusen, 1990) |
| Coordinates | 38.5633° N, 139.929° E |
Nanatsu Falls (七ツ滝, Nanatsu-taki) is a waterfall located in the city of Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, on a branch of the Bonji River. It is one of "Japan's Top 100 Waterfalls", in a listing published by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment in 1990.
As the name of the falls implies, it splits into seven streams over a large 100-metre (330 ft) outcrop of dacite. The falls were formerly on the pilgrimage route to the sacred Three Mountains of Dewa.
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Text adapted from the English Wikipedia article Nanatsu Falls by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Drop and location facts cross-checked with Wikidata (CC0) and the 100 Selected Waterfalls of Japan list (Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0).