The 100 Famous Waters Tour: 100 Famous Waters Selected by the Ministry of the Environment
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Sign up freeThe 100 Famous Waters are 100 springs and rivers selected in 1985 by the Environment Agency (now the Ministry of the Environment) from excellent water environments nationwide (this is a different selection from the Heisei Hyakusen Meisui in 2008). We have compiled the 100 famous waters scattered across the country by region.
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Ryusendo Chiteiko no Mizu, a spring in Iwaizumi Town, Shimohei District, Iwate Prefecture. It is one of the "100 Famous Waters" selected by the Environment Agency (now the Ministry of the Environment) in 1985.

The spring water "Gassan-sanroku Yōsui-gun" in Nishikawa Town, Nishimurayama District, Yamagata Prefecture. It is one of the "100 Famous Waters" selected by the Environment Agency (now Ministry of the Environment) in 1985.

Bandai Nishiyama-tozan Spring Water Group, a spring in Bandai Town, Yama District, Fukushima Prefecture. It is one of the "100 Famous Waters" selected by the Environment Agency (now the Ministry of the Environment) in 1985.

Yomogawa River Spring Water Group, a spring in Daigo Town, Kuji District, Ibaraki Prefecture. It is one of the "100 Famous Waters" selected by the Environment Agency (now the Ministry of the Environment) in 1985.

Kumano no Shimosui, a spring in Sabo Taki-no-ue, Chonan Town, Chosei District, Chiba Prefecture. It is one of the "100 Famous Waters" selected by the Environment Agency (now the Ministry of the Environment) in 1985.

Saisai no Taki / Takizawa-gawa River, a river in Yamakita-machi, Ashigarakami-gun, Kanagawa Prefecture. It is one of the '100 Famous Waters' selected by the Environment Agency (now Ministry of the Environment) in 1985.

The spring water "Tateyama Tamadono no Yōsui" in Tateyama Town, Nakakawane District, Toyama Prefecture. It is one of the "100 Famous Waters" selected by the Environment Agency (now Ministry of the Environment) in 1985.

The spring water "Kakita River Spring Group" in Shimizu Town, Sunto District, Shizuoka Prefecture. It is one of the "100 Famous Waters" selected by the Environment Agency (now Ministry of the Environment) in 1985.

The river 'Kiso-gawa (middle reaches)' from Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture to the confluence with the Kani River. It is one of the '100 Famous Waters' selected by the Environment Agency (now Ministry of the Environment) in 1985.

The spring water 'Imade-gawa Shimizu (Deai Shimizu)' in Fuchu Town, Aki District, Hiroshima Prefecture. It is one of the '100 Famous Waters' selected by the Environment Agency (now Ministry of the Environment) in 1985.

The river "Yakushima-Miyanouradake-ryusui" in Yakushima Town, Kumage District, Kagoshima Prefecture. It is one of the "100 Famous Waters" selected by the Environment Agency (now Ministry of the Environment) in 1985.

Heisei Hyakusen Meisui Tour: 100 Famous Waters Selected by the Ministry of the Environment
The Heisei Hyakusen Meisui are 100 springs and rivers nationwide selected by the Ministry of the Environment in 2008 (a different selection from the 1985 Meisui Hyakusen). We have compiled 99 locations that could be identified on a map, categorized by region (Tsugamine Keiryuusui is located on the border of Fukushima and Yamagata prefectures and was excluded due to difficulty in pinpointing on a map).

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