The falls are located on the upper reaches of the Natori River, within the borders of both the Zaō Quasi-National Park and the Futakuchi Kyokoku Prefectural Park. The falls have a height of 55 metres (180 ft) and width of 5 metres (16 ft). According to legend, the falls were discovered by the priest Ennin in the early Heian period, when he was founding the temple of Yama-dera in Dewa Province. In 1825, a small Buddhist chapel dedicated to Fudō Myōō was erected near the base of the falls.
akiu, great, falls, 秋保大滝, akiu, Ōtaki, waterfall, located, taihaku, sendai, miyagi, prefecture, japan, nationally, designated, place, scenic, beauty, japan, waterfalls, listing, published, japanese, ministry, environment, 1990, 秋保大滝, akiu, Ōtaki, show, miyagi,. Akiu Great Falls 秋保大滝 Akiu Ōtaki is a waterfall located in Taihaku ku Sendai Miyagi Prefecture Japan It is a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty 1 2 It is one of Japan s Top 100 Waterfalls in a listing published by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment in 1990 Akiu Great Falls秋保大滝 Akiu Ōtaki Show map of Miyagi PrefectureShow map of JapanLocationTaihaku ku Sendai Miyagi Prefecture JapanCoordinates38 16 29 7 N 140 36 10 5 E 38 274917 N 140 602917 E 38 274917 140 602917Total height55 mAverage width6 mNational Palace of Scenic Beauty Contents 1 Overview 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksOverview EditThe falls are located on the upper reaches of the Natori River within the borders of both the Zaō Quasi National Park and the Futakuchi Kyokoku Prefectural Park The falls have a height of 55 metres 180 ft and width of 5 metres 16 ft According to legend the falls were discovered by the priest Ennin in the early Heian period when he was founding the temple of Yama dera in Dewa Province In 1825 a small Buddhist chapel dedicated to Fudō Myōō was erected near the base of the falls Akiu Fall from base Akiu Falls in May Akui Otaki Fudo chapelSee also EditJapan s Top 100 Waterfalls List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan Miyagi References Edit 秋保大滝 Agency for Cultural Affairs Retrieved 10 February 2012 Akiu Otaki Sendai Archived from the original on 10 May 2012 Retrieved 10 February 2012 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Akiu Ōtaki Sendai Official Tourist Information in Japanese This Miyagi Prefecture location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Akiu Great Falls amp oldid 962896001, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
