Hayato Great Falls
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is a waterfall
on the Hayato River within the boundaries of the Tanzawa-Ōyama Quasi-National Park
, in Sagamihara
, Kanagawa Prefecture
, Japan
.
The Hayato Great Falls has a large volume of water, and drops in two separate plunges with a total height of 50 metres (164 ft). The upper falls has a height of 40 meters, and the lower has a height of 10 meters. The view is blocked by a great rock protruding from the middle of the upper fall, so that the whole waterfall can be seen clearly only from the bottom. The Hayato Great Falls is located deep within Tanzawa Mountains
, and is accessible only by a two hour hike on poorly marked and maintained mountain trails from the nearest road. It is inaccessible during inclement weather, and thus has few visitors.
The Hayato Great Falls is listed as one of "Japan’s Top 100 Waterfalls
", in a listing published by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment
in 1990.
Waterfall
A waterfall is a place where flowing water rapidly drops in elevation as it flows over a steep region or a cliff.-Formation:Waterfalls are commonly formed when a river is young. At these times the channel is often narrow and deep. When the river courses over resistant bedrock, erosion happens...
on the Hayato River within the boundaries of the Tanzawa-Ōyama Quasi-National Park
Tanzawa-Ōyama Quasi-National Park
is a quasi-national park in the Kantō region of Honshū in Japan. It is rated a protected landscape according to the IUCN. The park includes the Tanzawa Mountains, Miyagase Dam and its surrounding forests, Hayato Great Falls and the religious sites of Mount Ōyama in the mountains of western...
, in Sagamihara
Sagamihara, Kanagawa
is a city located in north central Kanagawa Prefecture, bordering Tokyo, Japan. It is the third most populous city in the prefecture, after Yokohama and Kawasaki, and the fifth most populous suburb of Greater Tokyo. Its northern neighbor is Machida, with which a cross-prefectural merger has been...
, Kanagawa Prefecture
Kanagawa Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the southern Kantō region of Japan. The capital is Yokohama. Kanagawa is part of the Greater Tokyo Area.-History:The prefecture has some archaeological sites going back to the Jōmon period...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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The Hayato Great Falls has a large volume of water, and drops in two separate plunges with a total height of 50 metres (164 ft). The upper falls has a height of 40 meters, and the lower has a height of 10 meters. The view is blocked by a great rock protruding from the middle of the upper fall, so that the whole waterfall can be seen clearly only from the bottom. The Hayato Great Falls is located deep within Tanzawa Mountains
Mount Tanzawa
is a mountain of the Tanzawa Mountains, with an elevation of . Its summit marks the border between Sagamihara, Kiyokawa in Aikō District, and Yamakita in Ashigarakami District.-References:*...
, and is accessible only by a two hour hike on poorly marked and maintained mountain trails from the nearest road. It is inaccessible during inclement weather, and thus has few visitors.
The Hayato Great Falls is listed as one of "Japan’s Top 100 Waterfalls
Japan’s Top 100 Waterfalls
is a listing of waterfalls in Japan compiled by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment in 1990.-Background:Per the Japanese government, there are 517 named waterfalls in Japan...
", in a listing published by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment
Ministry of the Environment (Japan)
The ' of Japan was formed in 2001 from the sub-cabinet level Environmental Agency established in 1971. The minister is a member of the Cabinet and is chosen by the Prime Minister, usually from the Diet., the current is Goshi Hosono...
in 1990.