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Otaru Falls

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Japanese name: 大樽の滝

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A 34-metre waterfall in Ochi, chosen among Japan's hundred finest falls.

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A 34-metre waterfall in Ochi, chosen among Japan's hundred finest falls.

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Otaru no Taki is a waterfall at Otaru, Yamamuro, Ochi, Takaoka District, Kochi Prefecture. It is selected for Japan's Top 100 Waterfalls. It lies in the Otaru-dani River area of the Okiri River system, a tributary of the Niyodo River. It flows down rock formed of granite (Mitaki granite) more than 400 million years old. The drop is 34 meters. It is characterized by being at a low elevation of 225 meters. The falls' name derives from the way it pours down boldly, as if water from a large barrel were being sprinkled.

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