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Yasu Falls

Coordinates: 39°56′38.8″N 140°36′50.1″E / 39.944111°N 140.613917°E / 39.944111; 140.613917
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Yasu Falls
Yasu Falls is located in Japan
Yasu Falls
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LocationKitaakika,
Akita Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates39°56′38.8″N 140°36′50.1″E / 39.944111°N 140.613917°E / 39.944111; 140.613917
Typemulti-step
Total height90 m
Number of drops2
Longest drop60 m
WatercourseYoneshiro River

Yasu Falls (安の滝, Yasu-no-taki) is a waterfall in the Ani district of Kitaakika, Akita Prefecture, Japan, in on the Yoneshiro River. It is one of "Japan’s Top 100 Waterfalls", in a list published by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment in 1990.

The falls are in two levels, the main drop of 60 meters on the upper level and a smaller drop of 30 meters on the lower level. Between levels is the basin of the first waterfall which is a wide space than can be hiked to easily.

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