Hottai Falls (法体の滝, Hottai-no-taki) is a waterfall in the city of Yurihonjō, Akita Prefecture, Japan, on the Akasawa River, a tributary of the Koyoshi River system in the foothills of Mount Chōkai. It is one of "Japan’s Top 100 Waterfalls", in a listing published by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment in 1990.

Hottai Falls
Location	Yurihonjō, Akita Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates	39°06′18.3″N 140°09′45.7″E
Type	horsetail
Total height	57.4 m
Average width	3 m – 30 m
Watercourse	Akasawa River

Since December 17, 1960, the waterfall and its associated plunge pool have been protected as an Akita Prefectural Place of Scenic Beauty and a Prefectural Natural Monument

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• (in Japanese) Ministry of Environment

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