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Abe Great Falls

Coordinates: 35°17′59″N 138°21′06″E / 35.29972°N 138.35167°E / 35.29972; 138.35167
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Abe Great Falls
Abe-no-Ōtaki
Abe Great Falls is located in Japan
Abe Great Falls
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LocationAoi-ku, Shizuoka
Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates35°17′59″N 138°21′06″E / 35.29972°N 138.35167°E / 35.29972; 138.35167
Typecascade
Total height80 m
Average width4 m
WatercourseAbe River

Abe Great Falls (安倍の大滝, Abe-no-Ōtaki) is a waterfall in northern Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Japan, in the upper reaches of the Abe River. It is also sometimes referred to as the Suruga Great Falls (駿河大滝, Suruga-no-Ōtaki) or the Otome Falls (乙女の滝, Otome-no-taki). It is located near the Umegashima onsen resort area.

The Abe Great Falls is listed as one of the "Japan’s Top 100 Waterfalls", in a listing published by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment in 1990.

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