title: Shiraito Falls (Yamagata)
text: # Shiraito Falls (Yamagata)
  
  Shiraito Falls (白糸の滝, Shiraito-no-taki) is a waterfall in the Furukuchi district of Tozawa, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, on a branch of the Mogami River. It is one of "Japan’s Top 100 Waterfalls", in a listing published by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment in 1990.
  
  The Mogami River passes through the Mogami Gorge, dropping from 500 meters to 300 meters in altitude with a series of 48 waterfalls, of which the Shiraito Falls is the largest. At the base of the falls is a small chapel dedicated to Fudo Myoo and the Kusanagi Hot Springs are located nearby.
  
  The site has a long history in Japanese literature, being featured in writings such as the Gikeiki and Oku no Hosomichi.
  
  