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Records in Shizuoka

Jorōgumo

絡新婦（じょろうぐも）

At a waterfall in Shizuoka, a spider winds one fine thread around a man's foot—and reveals enough strength to tear a mulberry stump from the earth.

River · Forest
Harmful

Danger 4/5 Editorial rating Danger rating 4 out of 5. This is an editorial rating, not a folklore measurement.

1934 Jōren Falls, Izu Folklore record
Thread wound round a resting man's foot; mulberry stump torn into the pool

Records Library: Shizuoka

1934 The thread on the foot and the mulberry stump Jōren Falls, Izu, Shizuoka · Jorōgumo
1989 The jorōgumo, master of Jōren Falls Amagi Yugashima, Izu, Shizuoka · Jorōgumo
1990 The spirit of the falls returns the axe, and telling costs a life Jōren Falls, Izu, Shizuoka · Jorōgumo

Places to visit in Shizuoka

Jōren Falls 浄蓮の滝 Site Izu, Shizuoka — A 25-metre waterfall in the Amagi hills of Izu, with wasabi beds along the stream below and a spider in the pool.

Places to Visit