| 1．Akan River |
| Akan River (阿寒川, Akan-gawa) is a river in Hokkaidō, Japan. The Akan River rises from Lake Akan, 420 metres (1,380 ft) above sea level.[1] The lake formed when the Akan River was dammed by an eruption of Mount Oakan some 6000 years ago.[2][3] The river exits the lake at Takiguchi as a waterfall. This spot and Takimi Bridge nearby are attractions in Akan National Park.[3] |
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| 2．Anano River |
| Anano River (穴の川, Ana-no-kawa) is a river located in the Minami-ku Ishiyama area of southern Sapporo in Hokkaidō, Japan.[1] It is a tributary of the Toyohira River[2] and classified as class A river.[3] It is 9.4 km long and has a catchment area of 8.9 km2.[4] The Sapporo River Work Office built a sand control dam on the Anano River with a sand-retarding basin.[4] |
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| 3．Abashiri River |
| Abashiri River (網走川, Abashiri-gawa) is a Class A river in Hokkaidō, Japan.[1] |
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| 4．Ishikari River |
| The Ishikari River (石狩川, Ishikari-gawa), at 268 kilometres (167 mi)[1] long, is the third longest in Japan and the longest in Hokkaidō. The river drains an area of 14,330 square kilometres (5,530 sq mi),[1] making it the second largest in Japan, with a total discharge of around 14.8 cubic kilometres (3.6 cu mi) per year. |
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| 5．Kushiro River |
| Kushiro River (釧路川, Kushiro-gawa) is a river in Hokkaidō, Japan. It is 154 kilometers (96 mi) in length and has a drainage area of 2,510 square kilometers (970 sq mi). The Kushiro originates from Lake Kussharo and flows south across the Kushiro Plain. The river is joined by two tributaries, the Kuchoro River (60.2 kilometres (37.4 mi)) and the Setsuri River (59.8 kilometres (37.2 mi)), before it empties into the Pacific Ocean at the port at Kushiro. The lower reaches of the river form broad wetlands. The Shinkushiro River (13 kilometres (8.1 mi)), which was built roughly parallel to the Kushiro River, was completed in 1931 and flows south to the Pacific Ocean.[1][2][3][4][5] |
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| 6．Koetoi River |
| Koetoi River (声問川, Koetoi-gawa) is a river in Hokkaidō, Japan.[1] |
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| 7．Saru River |
| Saru River (沙流川, Saru-gawa) is a river in Hokkaidō, Japan. The Saru River rises in the Hidaka Mountains and empties into the Pacific. It is considered sacred in traditional Ainu beliefs.[4] The Nibutani Dam is situated on the Saru River, at Nibutani village. The construction of this dam was the subject of famous domestic litigation, producing the first ever Japanese legal decision to recognise the Ainu people as an indigenous people. Construction of a second dam, the Biratori Dam is also planned by the Hokkaido Development Board.[5] The 'Cultural Landscape along the Saru River resulting from Ainu Tradition and Modern Settlement' has been designated an Important Cultural Landscape.[6] |
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| 8．Shikiu River |
| Shikiu River (敷生川, Shikiu-gawa) is a river in Hokkaido region of Japan originating from the Orofure mountain range and draining to the Pacific Ocean.[1][2][3] 42°29′54″N 141°16′25″E / 42.49839°N 141.27372°E / 42.49839; 141.27372 |
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| 9．Shizunai River |
| Shizunai River (静内川, Shizunai-gawa) is a river in Shinhidaka, Hokkaidō, Japan. The Shizunai River drains from the Hidaka Mountains into the Pacific Ocean. |
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| 10．Shibetsu River |
| Shibetsu River (標津川, Shibetsu Gawa) is a river in Hokkaidō, Japan. It originates from Mount Shibetsu and flows through Nakashibetsu and Shibetsu into the Sea of Okhotsk.[1] |
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| 11．Shokotsu River |
| Shokotsu River (渚滑川, Shokotsu-gawa) is a river in Hokkaidō, Japan. It is designated a Class A river by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. |
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| 12．Shiribeshi-Toshibetsu River |
| The Shiribeshi-Toshibetsu River (後志利別川, Shiribeshi-Toshibetsu-gawa) is a Class A river in Hokkaidō, Japan. It flows through Hiyama District, and empties into the Sea of Japan.[1] It is the only Class A river in Southern Hokkaidō, and thus is considered to be extremely important for agriculture and flood control.[2] |
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| 13．Shiribetsu River |
| Shiribetsu River (尻別川, Shiribetsu-gawa) is a river in Hokkaidō, Japan. |
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| 14．Zenibako River |
| The Zenibako River (銭函川) runs from Otaru, Hokkaidō, Hokkaidō, Japan and ends in the Sea of Japan. It is a Normal Class River of the Zenibako River System under Japanese River Law. The Zenibako River originates north of Mount Okuteine, near the border with Sapporo City. It runs through mountain woods and meets the Zenibako-tōge River (銭函峠川) as it emerges from the Zenibako Mountain Pass (銭函峠, Zenibako Tōge). Katsuraoka-machi (桂岡町, Katsuraoka Town) is situated around the left bank of its middle course. The river turns eastward where it passes under the Sasson Expressway and National Route 5. It runs through the urban area of Zenibako, turns north, then enters the Ishikari Bay 200 meters southwest of Zenibako Station. The course lower than Route 5 was consolidated with concrete after the 1962 flood. |
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| 15．Sōsei River |
| The Sōsei River is a man-made river that runs through the center of Sapporo City, Hokkaidō, Japan. It was built under the supervision of Otomo Kametaro in the late 1860s, and was one of the first things constructed on the city site. When it was built, the river ran in a straight line to the Ishikari River. It is the dividing point between east and west in Sapporo's grid-based address system.[1] |
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| 16．Tatsuushi River |
| Tatsuushi (立牛川, Tatsuushi-gawa) is a river in Hokkaidō, Japan. The river rises on the slopes of Kitami Fuji in the Kitami Mountains. It flows 33 km in a northerly direction until it flows into the Shokotsu River.[1] |
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| 17．Chitose River |
| Chitose River (千歳川, Chitose-gawa) is a river in Hokkaidō, Japan. The river is a class A river. In the city of Ebetsu, the river is sometimes known as Ebetsu River (江別川, Ebetsu-gawa). In the Ainu language Chitose was originally called shikot, meaning big depression or hollow, like Lake Shikotsu a caldera lake. To the Japanese, this sounded too much like dead bones (死骨, shikotsu), so it was changed to Chitose.[1] The name of the river was changed in 1805.[2] |
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| 18．Teshio River |
| The Teshio River (天塩川, Teshio-gawa) is a river in Hokkaidō, Japan. At 256 kilometres (159 mi), it is the second-longest river on the island (after the Ishikari) and the fourth-longest in the country (after the Shinano, Tone, and Ishikari).[2] A Class A river, the Teshio is the northernmost major river in Japan, and has been designated Hokkaidō Heritage.[2][3][4] Matsuura Takeshirō is said to have come up with the name "Hokkaidō" during his exploration of the river's interior.[5] |
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| 19．Tokachi River |
| Tokachi River (十勝川, Tokachi-gawa) is a river in Hokkaidō, Japan. In 1820, the explorer Takeshiro Matsuura (松浦 武四郎) proposed "Tokachi" as the name of the surrounding Tokachi Province, with each character corresponding to a Japanese homophone. The province was named after this river, which in turn was derived from the Ainu language word "tokapci" (トカㇷ゚チ). |
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| 20．Tokoro River |
| Tokoro River (常呂川, Tokoro-gawa) is a river in Hokkaidō, Japan. The Tokoro River, which has its source in Mt. Mikuni (alt. 1,541 m), flows through Oketo and Kunneppu towns and into the Sea of Okhotsk from Kitami City.[1] Many white-tailed eagles and Steller’s sea eagles that have been designated as protected species by the national government are observed in its basin. A colony of purple azalea designated as a natural monument by the Hokkaido government and a forest of large-diameter Japanese elm trees along the Muka River, which flows parallel to the Tokoro River, are symbols of the region. At the Tokoro River Estuary Site, relics, remains of pit-dwellings and tomb pits from the Jomon era have been found.[2] |
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| 21．Toyohira River |
| The Toyohira River (豊平川, Toyohira-gawa) is a river in Hokkaidō prefecture, Japan. It is 72.5 km in length and has drainage area of 894.7 km².[2] It is a tributary of the Ishikari River. It supplies water to Sapporo city, the capital of Hokkaidō built on the alluvial fan formed by the river. Jōzankei is a popular attraction with onsen (hot springs) along the upper Toyohira. |
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| 22．Niikappu River |
| Niikappu River (新冠川, Niikappu-gawa) is a river in Hokkaidō, Japan. The Niikappu River flows south to southwest from Mount Poroshiri[1] in the Hidaka Mountains. The river flows through four dams, including Niikappu Dam and Okuniikappu Dam. Both dams are owned by the Hokkaido Electric Power Company, Inc.[2] The dams form Lake Niikappu and Lake Poroshiri, respectively. After 80 kilometres (50 mi),[3] the river empties into the Pacific Ocean.[4] |
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| 23．Makomanai River |
| Makomanai River (真駒内川, Makomanai-gawa) is a tributary of the Toyohira River in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. It has a length of 21 kilometres (13 mi) and has a watershed of 37 square kilometres (14 sq mi). Flowing from Bankei Pond (万計沼, Bankei Numa) in the mountains, the Makomanai River's upper course is called Bankei River (万計沢川, Bankeisawa-gawa), too. Its middle course flows through a narrow valley about 200 metres (660 ft) wide in the Tokiwa (常盤) area. Running north, it merges with the Toyohira River at Makomanai area. The Toyohira River flows through the Sapporo city's center. Makomanai means rear river in the Ainu language.[1] |
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| 24．Mitsuishi River |
| Mitsuishi River (三石川, Mitsuishi-gawa) is a river in Hokkaido, Japan. It is 31.6 kilometers (19.6 mi) in length and has a drainage area of 159.4 square kilometers (61.5 sq mi).[1] |
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| 25．Mu River (Hokkaidō) |
| Mu River (鵡川, Mu-kawa) is a river in Hokkaido, Japan. Located in Kamikawa and Iburi subprefectures, it is one of 13 Class A rivers on the island. |
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| 26．Yūbari River |
| Yūbari River (夕張川, Yūbari-gawa) is a river in Hokkaidō, Japan. It is the namesake of Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser Yūbari. |
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| 27．Yūbetsu River |
| Yūbetsu River (湧別川, Yūbetsu-gawa) is a river in Hokkaidō, Japan. As of 2005, some 34,000 people live in its watershed of 1,480 square kilometres (570 sq mi).[1] Yūbetsu River rises in the Kitami Mountains on the slopes of Mount Tengu.[1] The river travels some 87 kilometres (54 mi) to the Sea of Okhotsk.[1] |
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| 28．Rumoi River |
| Rumoi River (留萌川, Rumoi-gawa) is a river in Hokkaidō, Japan. The Rumoi is 44 kilometres (27 mi) in length. It traces its source to Mount Poroshiri 731 metres (2,398 ft) in the Hidaka Mountain range, and flows across Rumoi Subprefecture in the west of Hokkaidō and empties into the Sea of Japan. The mouth of the Rumoi River is in the city of Rumoi.[1] |
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| 29．Iwaki River |
| The Iwaki River (岩木川, Iwaki-gawa) is a river that crosses western Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It is 102 kilometers (63 mi) in length and has a drainage area of 2,544 square kilometers (982 sq mi). Under the Rivers Act of 1964 the Iwaki is designated as a Class 1 River and is managed by the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.[1][2] The Iwaki River is the longest river in Aomori Prefecture, and is the source of irrigation for the large-scale rice and apple production of the prefecture.[3][4][5][6] The Iwaki River, in the Tōhoku region north of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, remains unpolluted by radioactive materials after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. Testing for caesium-134 and caesium-137 is carried out and published on a bimonthly basis.[7] |
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| 30．Oirase River |
| The Oirase River (奥入瀬川, Oirase-gawa) is a river located in eastern Aomori Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. The Oirase River is the only river that drains Lake Towada, a large caldera lake that lies on the border of Aomori and Akita Prefectures. The river flows in a generally eastern direction, through the municipalities of Towada, Rokunohe, Oirase, and Hachinohe before exiting into the Pacific Ocean. The upper reaches of the river form a scenic gorge with numerous rapids and waterfalls, and is one of the major tourist attractions of the Towada-Hachimantai National Park. The lower reaches of the river are used extensively for irrigation. |
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| 31．Komagome River |
| Komagome River (Japanese: 駒込川（こまごめがわ）, Hepburn: komagomegawa) is a river in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It begins in the northern Hakkōda Mountains and flows into Aomori Bay at Aomori. It has a length of 32.3 kilometers (20.1 mi) and is designated as a Class B river.[1] |
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| 32．Takase River (Aomori) |
| The Takase River (高瀬川, Takasegawa) is a Class A river system that flows through Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It flows from Mt. Yahata, through Lake Ogawara into the Pacific Ocean.[1][2] The river is very important to the economy of the region.[1] Approximately 80,000 people live in the river's catchment area.[1] |
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| 33．Nakamura River (Aomori) |
| The Nakamura River (中村川, Nakamura-gawa) is a river located in Aomori Prefecture of Japan. Taking its source in the city of Hirosaki, it winds at the foot of Mount Iwaki before jumping into the Sea of Japan, in Ajigasawa. At 44.9 km long, the Nakamura River flows in the west of Aomori Prefecture, on the island of Honshū, in Japan. It rises on the slopes of a wooded hill: Shiheimori (641.7 m),[1] located in the west of the city of Hirosaki.[2] Leaving Hirosaki, its course heads north, at the foot of the western slope of Mount Iwaki. It crosses, from south to north, the north of the town of Ajigasawa, before flowing into the Sea of Japan.[1] |
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| 34．Isawa River |
| The Isawa River (胆沢川, Isawagawa) is a river in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. For about half its length it marks the border between Kanegasaki Town and Ōshū City. The river's origin is in the Ōu Mountains just west of Mt. Yakeishi (1548 meters). At its highest point it is called the Sugiyachi Stream (スギヤチ沢, Sugiyachizawa) and flows south until it crosses National Route 397. There it turns west and follows 397 until it is stopped by the Ishibuchi Dam.[1] |
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| 35．Kuji River (Iwate) |
| Kuji River (Japanese: 久慈川（くじがわ）, Hepburn: kujigawa) is a river in Kuji, Iwate of Japan. It rises at Mount Myojindake located in Kitakami Mountains, and flows into the Pacific Ocean at Kuji City. It is 27.609 kilometers (17.155 mi) in length, and is designated as a Class B river. The urban area of Kuji City is situated on the alluvial plain of the river.[1][2] |
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| 36．Sarugaishi River |
| The Sarugaishi River (猿ヶ石川, Sarugaishi-gawa) is a river in Iwate Prefecture, Japan.[1] The Sarugaishi River rises in the Kitakami Mountains just south of Mt. Yakushi in Tōno and empties into the Kitakami River in Hanamaki. The Tase Dam is on the Sarugaishi River, in eastern Hanamaki in the former town of Tōwa. This dam was completed in 1953. There is a legend that the entire floodplain of the river in Tōno was once a large lake dammed by the hills in Miyamori. |
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| 37．Shizukuishi River |
| The Shizukuishi River (雫石川, Shizukuishigawa) is a river in Iwate Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Honshū in Japan.[1] The river is 33.2 kilometres (20.6 mi) long and has a watershed of 168 square kilometres (65 sq mi). In middle course of the river is the Shizukuishi Basin, occupied by the Yuguchi lake deposits from the Late Miocene.[2] |
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| 38．Nakatsu River |
| The Nakatsu River (中津川, Nakatsu-gawa) is a river in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It flows through the city of Morioka, where it enters the Kitakami River.[1] |
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| 39．Mabechi River |
| The Mabechi River (馬淵川, Mabechigawa) is a river located in northern Iwate Prefecture and eastern Aomori Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Honshū in Japan. |
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| 40．Waga River |
| The Waga River (和賀川, Waga-gawa) is a river in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. From its headwaters near Mt. Waga in the Ōu Mountains it flows from north to south through the entire length of Nishiwaga Town before turning east through Kitakami City. The River enters the Kitakami River on the south side of the city opposite Mt. Otoko. |
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| 61．Ayase River |
| The Ayase River (綾瀬川, Ayase-gawa) is a river in Japan. |
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| 62．Iruma River |
| The Iruma River (入間川, Iruma-gawa), is a river in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.[1][2] It is 63 kilometres (39 mi) long and has a watershed of 721 square kilometres (278 sq mi). The river rises from Mount Ōmochi in Hannō, Saitama and flows to the Arakawa River at Kawagoe, Saitama. 35°54′35″N 139°32′43″E / 35.90982°N 139.545139°E / 35.90982; 139.545139 |
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| 63．Shiba River |
| The Shiba River (芝川, Shiba-kawa) is a tributary of the Arakawa River that mainly runs through the eastern part of Saitama Prefecture. The river has Suehiro (末広) and Kobari-ryōke (小針領家) in Okegawa, Saitama as points of origin and flows through Ageo, Minuma and Kawaguchi, and connects to the Arakawa River. |
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| 64．Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel |
| The Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel (Japanese: 首都圏外郭放水路, Hepburn: shutoken gaikaku hōsuiro), popularly known as G-Cans, is an underground water infrastructure project in Kasukabe, Saitama, Japan. It is the world's largest underground flood water diversion facility, built to mitigate overflowing of the city's major waterways and rivers during rain and typhoon seasons.[1] It is located between Showa and Kasukabe in Saitama prefecture, on the outskirts of the city of Tokyo in the Greater Tokyo Area. |
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| 65．Shingashi River |
| The Shingashi River (新河岸川, Shingashi-gawa) is a 34.6-kilometre (21.5 mi) long river that flows through Saitama and Tokyo, Japan.[1] It flows from the Musashino Plateau into the Sumida River at Iwabuchi in Kita, Tokyo.[2] |
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| 66．Naka River (Saitama Tokyo) |
| 35°39′37″N 139°51′00″E / 35.660321°N 139.849917°E / 35.660321; 139.849917 The Naka River (中川, Naka-gawa) is a river that flows from Hanyu, Saitama to Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan, where it merges with the Arakawa River. It is 83.7 kilometres (52.0 mi) long. |
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| 67．Isumi River |
| The Isumi River (夷隅川, Isumigawa) is a river in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is 68 kilometers (42 mi) in length and has a drainage area of 299 square kilometers (115 sq mi). Under the Rivers Act of 1906 the Isumi is designated as a Class 2 River.[1] Additionally, the government has designated the Isumi River a national-level Natural Monument (天然記念物, tennen kinenbutsu).[2] |
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| 68．Ichinomiya River |
| The Ichinomiya River (一宮川, Ichinomiyagawa) is a river in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is 37.3 kilometers (23.2 mi) in length and has a drainage area of 222 square kilometers (86 sq mi). Under the Rivers Act of 1906 the Ichinomiya is designated as a Class 2 River. The river basin of the Ichinomiya was a social, cultural, and economic center of Kazusa Province in pre-modern Japan. Although very shallow, the river was used to transport sardines from Kujukuri Beach to Tokyo Bay until the beginning of the Meiji period. |
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| 69．Hanami River |
| 35°38′25″N 140°3′47″E / 35.64028°N 140.06306°E / 35.64028; 140.06306 The Hanami River (花見川, Hanami-gawa) is a river in Yachiyo and Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The river is 18.9 kilometers (11.7 mi) in length and has a drainage area of 94.5 square kilometers (36.5 sq mi). The Hanami is one part of the Inba Discharge Channel (印旛放水路, Inba Hōsuiro). The upper part of the drainage facility is designated as the Shin River. The lower part, the Hanami, ranges from the Ōwada Drainage Pump Station in Yachiyo City, and drains into Tokyo Bay in the Mihama Ward of Chiba City. The lower part of the river where the Hanami empties into Tokyo Bay is known as the Kemi River (検見川, Kemi-gawa). Numerous sluices have been built on the Hanami to protect the surrounding area from damage due to high tides and typhoons. |
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| 70．Edo River |
| The Edo River (江戸川, Edo-gawa) is a river in the Kantō region of Japan. It splits from the Tone River at the northernmost tip of Noda City in the Sekiyado district, crosses through Nagareyama and Matsudo, and empties into Tokyo Bay at Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture. The Edo forms the borders between Tokyo, Chiba, and Saitama prefectures. The Edo River is 59.5 kilometres (37.0 mi) long.[1][2][3] |
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| 71．Ebi River |
| 35°41′14.53″N 139°59′17.49″E / 35.6873694°N 139.9881917°E / 35.6873694; 139.9881917 The Ebi River (海老川, Ebigawa) is a river in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is 2.67 kilometers (1.66 mi) in length and has a drainage area of 260 square kilometers (100 sq mi). Under the Japan Rivers Act of 1906 the river is designated as a Class 2 River. The Ebi originates near Takanechō district of Funabashi and flows directly south into Tokyo Bay. The river has numerous small tributaries and serves as an important part of the drainage network of Funabashi. |
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| 72．Obitsu River |
| 35°24′31″N 139°53′54″E / 35.40861°N 139.89833°E / 35.40861; 139.89833 The Obitsu River (小櫃川, Obitsu-gawa) is a river in Kimitsu, Kisarazu, and Sodegaura, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The river is 88 kilometers (55 mi) in length and has a drainage area of 273.2 square kilometers (105.5 sq mi). |
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| 73．Kuriyama River |
| The Kuriyama River (栗山川, Kuriyama-gawa) is a river in northeast Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is 38.8 kilometers (24.1 mi) in length and has a drainage area of 292.3 square kilometers (112.9 sq mi), the second largest in Chiba Prefecture.[1] Under the Rivers Act of 1906 the Kuriyama is designated as a Class 2 River.[2] The Kuriyama is known as the southernmost river in Japan with a salmon run.[3][4] The Yamakuragawa Fishing Port (栗山川漁港, Kuriyamagawa Gyokō) is located at the mouth of the river in Yokoshibahikari. |
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| 74．Kurobe River (Chiba) |
| 35°50′3″N 140°41′57″E / 35.83417°N 140.69917°E / 35.83417; 140.69917 The Kurobe River (黒部川, Kurobegawa) is a tributary of the Tone River in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is 18.1 kilometers (11.2 mi) in length and has a drainage area of 48 square kilometers (19 sq mi). |
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| 75．Koito River |
| 35°21′4″N 139°51′21″E / 35.35111°N 139.85583°E / 35.35111; 139.85583 The Koito River (小糸川, Koito-gawa) is a river in Futtsu and Kimitsu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The river is 82 kilometers (51 mi) in length and has a drainage area of 148.7 square kilometers (57.4 sq mi). The Koito is the third-longest river in Chiba Prefecture,[1] and under the Rivers Act of 1906 the Koito is designated as a Class 2 River. The name of the river in Japanese is a combination of two kanji characters, the first meaning “little”, and the second meaning “thread”. |
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| 76．Yōrō River |
| The Yōrō River (養老川, Yōrōgawa) is a river in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is 73.4 kilometers (45.6 mi) in length and has a drainage area of 260 square kilometers (100 sq mi). Under the Rivers Act of 1906 the Yōrō is designated as a Class 2 River. The Yōrō originates near Mount Kiyosumi on the border of Amatsukominato area of Kamogawa and Ōtaki, and then passes through Ōtaki and Ichihara.[1]The Yōrō Ravine and Awamata Falls are located in the upper part of the Yōrō, and it meets the Koshikiya River, the Heizō River, and the Uchida River at its midpoint. Land around the middle and lower parts of the Yōrō have been developed for rice production. The river flows through significant parts of the Bōsō Hill Range before it empties into Tokyo Bay in the Goi and Iwazaki districts of Ichihara. Land reclamation at the mouth of the Yōrō is a component of the Keiyō Industrial Zone.[2] The Kominato Line of the Kominato Railway roughly follows the path of the Yōrō and provides access to many of the tourist destinations along the river, including mountains, waterfalls, and an onsen hot spring. |
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| 77．Aki River |
| 35°43′00″N 139°19′21″E / 35.716737°N 139.322396°E / 35.716737; 139.322396 The Aki River (also, the Akikawa River)[1] is a river in Japan.[2][3] The Aki River flows west of Tokyo Metropolitan Area. It is a major tributary of the Tama River,[4][5] The Japanese name, 秋川, means "Autumn River."[6][7] The words Akigawa River sound a bit odd, as kawa and gawa, 川, are Japanese words for river,[8][9] so Aki River makes more sense, or simply Akigawa, perhaps Akikawa. |
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| 78．Asa River (Japan) |
| Asa River (浅川, Asa-kawa) is a tributary of the Tama River in Tokyo, Japan. It is 30.15 km long, flowing from mountains in Hachiōji to the Tama in the city of Hino.[1] 35°39′44″N 139°25′58″E / 35.662195°N 139.43275°E / 35.662195; 139.43275 (mouth) |
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| 79．Arakawa River (Kantō) |
| The Arakawa River or Ara River (Japanese: 荒川, Hepburn: Arakawa, "kawa" (川) already means "river") is a 173-kilometre (107 mi) long river that flows through Saitama Prefecture and Tokyo.[1] Its average flow in 2002 was 30 m3/s. It originates on Mount Kobushi in Saitama Prefecture, and empties into Tokyo Bay.[2] It has a total catchment area of 2,940 km2 (1,140 sq mi). |
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| 80．Ariake West Canal |
| The Ariake West Canal is a canal located between Ariake, Koto-ku, in Tokyo and Odaiba, Minato-ku.[1][2] It is located between Ariake at No. 10 and Daiba at No. 13 in the reclaimed land of Tokyo Bay. Both banks are part of Tokyo Waterfront City, and there are many bridges, like Yume no Ohashi, are at short intervals for transit between the two sides.[3] There are also water bus routes for Tokyo Cruise Ship and Tokyo Mizube Line. The cauldron for the 2020 Summer Olympics was installed at Tokyo Waterfront City.[4][5][6] |
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| 81．Egota River |
| The Egota River (江古田川, Egota-gawa) is designated as a Class A river by the Japanese government with a length of 1.64 km and a basin area of 5.0 km². It used to flow through Naka-arai Village (中新井村, Naka-arai-mura) and so it also used to be called the Naka-arai River (中新井川, Naka-arai-gawa). The open-ditch section of the river is under 2 km in length. |
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| 82．Kanda River |
| The Kanda River (神田川, Kandagawa) stretches 24.6 km from Inokashira Park in Mitaka to the Sumida River under the Ryōgoku Bridge at the boundary of Taitō, Chūō, and Sumida. Its entire length lies within Tokyo, Japan. It drains an area of 105.0 km². The government of Japan classifies it as a Class I river. |
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| 83．Sakai River (Tokyo, Kanagawa) |
| The Sakai River (境川, Sakai-gawa) is a Class B river in Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture which flows into the Bay of Sagami of the Pacific Ocean. |
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| 84．Shiodome |
| Shiodome (汐留) is an area in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, located adjacent to Shinbashi and Ginza, near Tokyo Bay and the Hamarikyu Gardens. Formerly a railway terminal, Shiodome has been transformed into one of Tokyo's most modern areas. It is a collection of 11 tiny town districts or cooperative zones, but generally there are three main areas: |
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| 85．Shibuya River |
| The Shibuya River (渋谷川, Shibuya-gawa) is a river which flows through central Tokyo, Japan. The river is 2.6 km in length originating close to Shibuya Station and passing through Shibuya and Minato wards before merging with the Furu River near Hiroo and flowing into Tokyo Bay near Shiba Koen.[1][2] The Inner Circular Route is built above the lower course of the river. |
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| 86．Shakujii River |
| The Shakujii River (石神井川, Shakujii-gawa) is a river which flows through the northwest quadrant of central Tokyo, Japan. It is one of the tributaries of the Arakawa River. With a total length of 25.2 kilometres (15.7 mi) and a drainage basin of 61.6 square kilometres (23.8 sq mi), it is categorized as a Class A river by the Japanese government. |
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| 87．Sumida River |
| The Sumida River (隅田川, Sumida-gawa) is a river that flows through central Tokyo, Japan. It branches from the Arakawa River at Iwabuchi (in Kita-ku) and flows into Tokyo Bay. Its tributaries include the Kanda and Shakujii rivers. It passes through the Kita, Adachi, Arakawa, Sumida, Taitō, Kōtō and Chūō wards of Tokyo. |
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| 88．Senkawa Aqueduct |
| Senkawa Aqueduct (千川上水, Senkawa Jōsui) is a 22 km long Japanese aqueduct located in Tokyo.[1] |
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| 89．Tama River |
| The Tama River (多摩川, Tama-gawa) is a major river in Yamanashi, Kanagawa and Tokyo Prefectures on Honshū, Japan. It is officially classified as a Class 1 river by the Japanese government. It is 138 kilometres (86 mi) long, and has a 1,240 square kilometres (480 sq mi) basin. The river flows through the Greater Tokyo Area, on the dividing line between Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefectures. In Tokyo, its banks are lined with parks and sports fields, making the river a popular picnic spot. |
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| 90．Tamagawa Aqueduct |
| Tamagawa Aqueduct (玉川上水, Tamagawa Jōsui) is a 43 km long Japanese aqueduct located in Tokyo. It was constructed by the Tokugawa shogunate to supply drinking and fire-fighting water from the Tama river to Edo, providing irrigation water around farm villages. The aqueduct was made following a request for permission from the people of Kojimachi and Shibaguchi to build another aqueduct, drawing the waters of the Tama river. The government provided 7,500 ryō for the construction, 3,000 ryō were collected by public subscription. Construction on the 43 km long aqueduct, which runs from Hamura, Tokyo to Yotsuya, Tokyo, began in April 1653. The section from Hanemura to Ōkido [ja] was fully excavated within eight months and the entire aqueduct was completed in eighteen months. The project was undertaken by the Seiemon brothers who were awarded the surname "Tamagawa" in honour of their accomplishment. Prior to the construction, the two brothers were considered "mere peasants".[1][2] Before the construction of the aqueduct the city was served by a single, and insufficient, Kanda Aqueduct.[3] |
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| 91．Naka River (Saitama Tokyo) |
| 35°39′37″N 139°51′00″E / 35.660321°N 139.849917°E / 35.660321; 139.849917 The Naka River (中川, Naka-gawa) is a river that flows from Hanyu, Saitama to Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan, where it merges with the Arakawa River. It is 83.7 kilometres (52.0 mi) long. |
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| 92．Nihonbashi River |
| The Nihonbashi River (日本橋川, Nihonbashi-gawa) is a river which flows through central Tokyo, Japan. It is a distributary river of the Kanda River and flows into the Sumida River near the Eitai Bridge. The river is 4.8 km (3.0 mi) in length and passes through Chiyoda and Chuo wards. The river was created by a re-channeling of the former Hira River in the 15th century at the direction of Ōta Dōkan to form a part of the external fortifications and water management plan for Edo Castle.[1] |
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| 93．Nogawa River |
| The Nogawa River (野川, No-gawa) is a river which flows through the west side of central Tokyo, Japan in an area known as the Musashino Terrace. The source of the river is associated with the Ohike Pond in the gardens of the Hitachi Central Research Laboratory [1] just west of Kokubunji Station in the city of Kokubunji.[2] It flows south and then east (receiving water from springs in the adjacent Tonogayato Garden). Having entered Fuchu it then proceeds in an south-easterly direction through the cities of Koganei, Mitaka and Chofu. From Chofu it briefly enters Komae City before crossing into the special ward of Setagaya from where it finally empties into the Tama River close to Futakotamagawa Station. The confluence point is near to the parallel bridges carrying national route 246 and the Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line/Tōkyū Ōimachi Line over the Tama River. |
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| 94．Myōshōji River |
| The Myōshōji River (妙正寺川, Myōshōji-gawa) is designated as a Class A river by the Japanese government with a length of 9.7 km and a basin area of 21.4 km². |
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| 95．Meguro River |
| The Meguro River (目黒川, Meguro-gawa) is a river which flows through Tokyo, Japan. Its tributaries include the Kitazawa River and the Karasuyama River. The river flows into Tokyo Bay near the Tennōzu Isle Station. The river is 7.82 km (4.86 mi) in length and passes through Setagaya, Meguro and Shinagawa wards. |
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| 96．Ōoka River |
| Ōoka River (大岡川, Ōoka-gawa) is a river that flows through Yokohama, Japan. It is 14 km long and over 80 bridges are built on the river. There are large numbers of cherry trees located near the river. |
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| 97．Kashio River |
| The Kashio River (柏尾川) is a Class B river in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, about 50 kilometers southwest of Tokyo. It begins in Kashio, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama at the confluence of the Akuwa River (阿久和川) and the Hiradonagaya River (平戸永谷川) and flows for 11 kilometers to the city of Fujisawa, where it merges with the Sakai River at the confluence known as Kawana (川名).[1] The conjoined river, which is sometimes known as the Katase River, then flows into Sagami Bay at Enoshima Island. |
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| 98．Sagami River |
| The Sagami River (相模川, Sagamigawa) is a river in Kanagawa and Yamanashi Prefectures on the island of Honshū, Japan. The upper reaches of the river in Yamanashi prefecture are also sometimes known as the Katsura River (桂川, Katsuragawa), and the portion near the river mouth as the Banyu River (馬入川, Banyugawa). The river overall was sometimes referred to as the Ayu River (鮎川, Ayugawa) from the sweetfish (ayu) which were once abundant in its waters. |
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| 99．Sakawa River |
| The Sakawa River (Japanese: 酒匂川（さかわがわ）, Hepburn: sakawagawa) is a river in Shizuoka Prefecture and Kanagawa Prefecture Japan.[1] In Shizuoka Prefecture it is called the Ayuzawa River. It flows into the Pacific Ocean. |
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| 100．Tsurumi River |
| The Tsurumi River (鶴見川, Tsurumi-gawa) is a river in Kanagawa and Tokyo Prefectures on Honshū, Japan. It begins in Kamioyamada-machi, Machida and flows 42.5 kilometers before emptying into Tokyo Bay at the Keihin industrial area of Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama.[1] |
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| 101．Nameri River (Kanagawa) |
| The Nameri River (滑川, Nameri-gawa) is a river that goes from the Asaina Pass in northern Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, to the beach in Yuigahama, for a total length of about 8 km.[1] Although Yuigahama is in fact the name of the entire 3.2 km beach that goes from Inamuragasaki to Zaimokuza's Iijima cape, the name is usually used just for its half west of the Namerigawa river's estuary, while the eastern half is called Zaimokuza Beach (材木座海岸).[2] The name comes from the way it flows, apparently "licking" ("nameru" in Japanese) the stones at its bottom.[1] |
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| 102．Haya River (Kanagawa) |
| The Haya River (Japanese: 早川 = Hayakawa, literally a fast-flowing river ) is a river that flows in Hakone and Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan. It is a 26 kilometres (16 mi) long river, starting from the Kojiri Water Gate (湖尻水門) at the northern tip of Lake Ashi, gathering rain and hot spring water as it flows in the Sengoku, the Mount Hakone caldera, running down beside the towns of Hakone Hot Springs, and emptying near Odawara Fishing Port (35°14′23.38″N 139°8′50.86″E / 35.2398278°N 139.1474611°E / 35.2398278; 139.1474611) into Sagami Bay of the Pacific Ocean. |
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| 103．Hikiji River |
| The Hikiji River (引地川, Hikijigawa) is a Class B river in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is also called Hikichi River (ひきちがわ, Hikichigawa) and Hikiji River (ひきぢがわ, Hikijigawa).[1][2] The mouth of the river is known unagi spawning. |
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| 104．Nakamura River (Yokohama) |
| The Nakamura River (中村川, Nakamura-gawa) is a river that flows from Minami-ku to Naka-ku in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. Until the early Edo period, the lowland between the Nakamura River and the main stream of the Ōoka River was a bell-shaped cove that connects to the sea near what is now Sakuragicho, and was then reclaimed to become Yoshida Nitta. The Nakamura River (upstream except the Hori River) is a river created at the southern end of Yoshida Nitta. It was connected to several rivers in Shindenuchi, but these rivers were reclaimed from the Meiji era to the postwar period, leaving only the Nakamura River. |
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| 105．Shinano River |
| The Shinano River (信濃川, Shinano-gawa), known as the Chikuma River (千曲川, Chikuma-gawa) in its upper reaches, is the longest and widest river in Japan and the third largest by basin area (behind the Tone River and Ishikari River). It is located in northeastern Honshu, rising in the Japanese Alps and flowing generally northeast through Nagano and Niigata Prefectures before emptying into the Sea of Japan.[2][3][4] It is designated as a Class A river.[5] |
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| 106．Seki River |
| The Seki River (関川) is a Class A river in Niigata Prefecture and Nagano Prefecture, Japan.[1][2] Approximately 210,000 people live in the basin area.[2] |
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| 107．Hime River |
| The Hime River (姫川) is a river in Niigata Prefecture and Nagano Prefecture, Japan.[1] |
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| 108．Agano River |
| The Agano River (阿賀野川, Agano-gawa) is a river system in the Hokuriku region of Honshu, Japan. It is also called the Aga River or the Ōkawa River in Fukushima.[1] It is designated as a Class A river.[1] The source of the river is Mount Arakai on the border of Fukushima and Tochigi prefectures. It flows to the north and meets the Nippashi River from Lake Inawashiro and the Tadami River in the Aizu Basin, and then turns to the west and falls into the Sea of Japan. The Agano River flows for 210 kilometers. It has a watershed area of 7,710 square kilometers.[2] Approximately 560,000 people live in the basin area.[1] |
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| 109．Arakawa River (Uetsu) |
| The Arakawa River is a river that flows through Yamagata and Niigata prefectures in northern Japan. Its source is O-Asahidake, within the Bandai-Asahi National Park in Oguni Town, Yamagata. it flows in an approximately southwesterly direction for 73 kilometres (45 mi) before discharging into the Sea of Japan at Momozakihama in the city of Tainai, Niigata. Its tributaries include the Yokogawa and Onagawa in Yamagata and Sekigawa in Niigata. It covers a total of 1,150km2 and has been classified as a "first-class river" by the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism as being important to commerce.[1] |
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| 110．Uono River |
| The Uono River (魚野川, Uono-gawa) is a river in Niigata Prefecture in Japan. It flows into the Shinano River, which is the longest in Japan. It is suited for sport fishing and maybe rafting but not for swimming. 37°16′29″N 138°51′07″E / 37.274823°N 138.851889°E / 37.274823; 138.851889 (confluence with Shinano River) |
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| 129．Ai River (Gifu) |
| The Ai River (相川, Ai-kawa) is a river in Japan which has its source in the city of Sekigahara, Gifu Prefecture. It drains into the Kuise River, and ultimately flows into the Kiso River.[1] The river originates near Mount Ibuki in the northern part of Sekigahara and flows through central Tarui. The post town of Tarui-juku, a stop along the old Nakasendō trading route, used to sit along the banks of the river. |
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| 130．Agi River |
| The Agi River (阿木川, Agi-gawa) is a river in Japan which flows through Gifu Prefecture. It is part of the Kiso River system. |
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| 131．Arata River |
| The Arata River (荒田川, Arata-gawa) is a river in Japan which flows through the city of Gifu, Gifu Prefecture. It originates in the eastern part of the city and flows westward before joining with the Nagara River. It is part of the Kiso River system. (The Sakai River also flows close to the Arata River and two rivers have small canals connecting the two in places.)[1] |
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| 132．Itoshiro River |
| The Itoshiro River (石徹白川, Itoshiro-gawa[1]) is a river through Gifu and Fukui prefectures in Japan. The Ishitoro River flows from Mount Chōshi (銚子ヶ峰 Chōshi-ga-mine) on the borders of Gujō and Takayama in Gifu Prefecture and flows south before emptying into the Kuzuryū River near Ōno in Fukui Prefecture. |
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| 133．Ijira River |
| The Ijira River (伊自良川, Ijira-gawa) is a river in Japan which flows through Gifu Prefecture. It empties into the Nagara River. The river passes through the cities of Yamagata and Gifu.[1] |
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| 134．Itadori River |
| The Itadori River (板取川, Itadori-gawa) is a river in Japan which flows through Gifu Prefecture. It is part of the Kiso River system. Taguchi Castle (田口城 Taguchi Shiro) was built in 1540 by the Nagaya clan. However, it was destroyed in 1594, when they were beaten by Satō Katamasa in battle.[1] The Itadori river flows through Seki and Mino in Gifu Prefecture. |
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| 135．Ibi River |
| The Ibi River (揖斐川, Ibi-gawa) is a tributary of the Kiso River located in Gifu and Mie Prefectures in Japan. Along with the Nagara and Kiso rivers, the Ibi is the third of the Kiso Three Rivers of the Nōbi Plain. It is one of Japan's first-class rivers.[citation needed] The former Tōkaidō post station of Kuwana-juku was located on the western banks of this river during the Edo period. |
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| 136．Kani River |
| The Kani River (可児川, Kani-gawa) is a river in Japan which originates in the city of Mizunami in Gifu Prefecture, and flows into the Kiso River.[1] The river originates in the western portion of Mizunami, and flows through the city of Kani. On the upper portion of the river, the Kobuchi Dam was constructed to improve flood control and protect the water for agricultural use. |
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| 137．Kawaura River |
| The Kawaura River (川浦川, Kawaura-gawa) has its source in the city of Minokamo, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It then forms the border between Minokamo and Kawabe and flows through Tomika, before flowing into the Tsubo River.[1] The river passes through or forms the boundary of the following communities: |
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| 138．Kibishima River |
| Kibishima river (Japanese:亀尾島川) is a first-class river in the Kiso river system located in central Japan. It flows through Gujo City in Gifu Prefecture. The river originates in the Koshimi Mountains (altitude 1,148m) on the border between Gifu and Fukui Prefecture, flows southeast into Hachiman-cho, Gujo City, joins the Nabi River from the right bank, and then changes its flow to the east-southeast. The catchment area is 120.4 km2 and has a river length of 24.1 km up to the Nagara River.[1] |
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| 139．Kuise River |
| The Kuise River (杭瀬川, Kuise-gawa) is a river in Japan which has its source on Mount Ikeda in Gifu Prefecture. It drains into the Makita River, which ultimately flows into the Kiso River.[1] The river passes through or forms the boundary of Ikeda, Ōgaki, Yōrō, and Wanouchi in Gifu Prefecture. |
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| 140．Kukuri River |
| The Kukuri River (久々利川, Kukuri-gawa) is a river which flows through the city of Kani in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is part of the Kiso River system.[1] The river originates in the Kukuri neighborhood in eastern Kani. It flows westward to the Kani River. On the upper part of the river is the Kobuchi Dam, which was the first rock-filled dam built in Japan.[citation needed] |
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| 141．Gojō River |
| The Gojō River (五条川, Gojō-gawa) flows through Gifu and Aichi prefectures in Japan. It empties into the Shin River, which is part of the Shōnai River system.[1] The sakura on the banks of the river in Ōguchi, Konan, and Iwakura are Japan's Top 100 sakura list. |
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| 142．Goroku River |
| The Goruko River (五六川, Goroku-gawa) is a river in Japan which flows through Gifu Prefecture. It empties into the Sai River, which is part of the Nagara River system. The river, whose name means "Frozen Dark One", was named after Mieji-juku, the 56th post town on the Nakasendō, a historical trading route.[1] |
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| 143．Sai River (Gifu) |
| The Sai River (犀川, Sai-gawa) is a river in Japan which flows through Gifu Prefecture, and empties into the Nagara River. The river flows from the city of Motosu, where it takes water from the Neo River and flows south. After running through Hozumi and Ōgaki, it runs parallel to the Nagara River, which it joins in Anpachi. |
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| 144．Sakai River (Gifu) |
| The Sakai River (境川, Sakai-gawa) is a river in Japan which flows through Gifu Prefecture. It is part of the Kiso River system. The river originates in Kakamigahara, then flows through Gifu, Ginan, Kasamatsu and Hashima, where it flows into the Nagara River. Up until the Sengoku Period, the lower portion of the Sakai River was the main part of the Kiso River. The river received its name, which means "border river," because it formed the border between Mino and Owari provinces. |
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| 145．Tsubo River |
| The Tsubo River (津保川, Tsubo-gawa) has its source in the northeastern portion of the city of Seki, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. From there, it flows through Gifu and into the Nagara River. It is part of the Kiso River system. The river passes through or forms the boundary of the following communities: |
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| 146．Toba River (Gifu) |
| The Toba River (鳥羽川, Toba-gawa) is a river in Japan which flows through Gifu Prefecture. It empties into the Ijira River. Locally, the name is sometimes written as 戸羽川, which has the same pronunciation.[1] The upper part of the river between Yamagata and where the river merges with the Ijira River is prone to flooding. Flooding was particularly bad after Super Typhoon Fran in 1976. Over 10,000 buildings suffered some damage from the flood, which caused more than 38 billion yen in damage. |
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| 147．Neo River |
| The Neo River (根尾川, Neo-gawa) is a river in Japan which flows through Gifu Prefecture, and is part of the Kiso River system. North of Ōno, the river is also called the Yabu River (藪川, Yabu-kawa).[1] The river originates on Mount Nōgōhaku, which lies on the border of Gifu and Fukui prefectures. After starting in Motosu, the river flows into Ibigawa, where it merges with the Ibi River. |
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| 148．Hida River |
| The Hida River (飛騨川, Hida-gawa) has its source in Mount Norikura (乗鞍岳 Norikura-ga-take) in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It flows from the northern to the southern section of the prefecture before emptying into the Kiso River in Minokamo. The river passes through or forms the boundary of the communities listed below. |
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| 149．Makita River |
| The Makita River (牧田川, Makita-gawa) is a river in Japan which empties into the Ibi River in Gifu Prefecture.[1] It which ultimately flows into the Kiso River. The river passes through or forms the boundary of Ōgaki, Yōrō, and Wanouchi. |
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| 150．Maze River (Japan) |
| The Maze River (馬瀬川, Maze-gawa) is a river in Japan which originates in Takayama, Gifu. It flows through Gero before emptying into the Hida River.[1] Due to its clear waters, it is home to the Japanese giant salamander. The river has two major dams along its length, the Iwaya Dam and the Mazegawa Dam. The Mazegawa Dam lead to the formation of the Lake Kanayama. |
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| 151．Nagara River |
| The Nagara River (長良川, Nagara-gawa) has its source in the city of Gujō, Gifu Prefecture, and its mouth in the city of Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, Japan. Along with the Kiso River and Ibi River, the Nagara River is one of the Kiso Three Rivers of the Nōbi Plain. Previously, the river was named Sunomata River (墨俣川 Sunomata-gawa). With a length of 166 km (103 mi), it drains an area of 1,985 square kilometres (766 sq mi) in the Chūbu region and empties into Ise Bay. The government of Japan classifies it as a Class 1 river. |
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| 152．Takahara River |
| The Takahara River (高原川, Takahara-gawa) has its source at Mount Norikura in the northern part of Gifu Prefecture, Japan, and flows into Toyama Prefecture, where it joins with the Jinzū River. It is a Class 1 River. The river was polluted with cadmium due to mining at the Kamioka mines (神岡鉱山 Kamioka Kōzan) and caused the itai-itai disease outbreak in downstream towns that began shortly before World War II. |
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| 153．Fuji River |
| The Fuji River (富士川, Fuji-kawa or Fuji-gawa) is a river in Yamanashi and Shizuoka Prefectures of central Japan. It is 128 kilometres (80 mi) long and has a watershed of 3,990 square kilometres (1,540 sq mi).[1] With the Mogami River and the Kuma River, it is regarded as one of the three most rapid flows of Japan. |
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| 154．Abe River |
| The Abe River (安倍川, Abe-kawa) is a Class A river in Shizuoka Prefecture of central Japan. It is 53.3 kilometres (33.1 mi) long and has a watershed of 567 square kilometres (219 sq mi).[1][2] Approximately 170,000 people live in the basin area.[2] The river rises from Akaishi Mountains which stretch over the border between Yamanashi and Shizuoka Prefectures, and flows into Suruga Bay in the Pacific Ocean). It is known for its clear stream and forms part of the main water supply for Shizuoka city. |
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| 155．Ōi River |
| The Ōi River (大井川, Ōi-gawa) is a river in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. |
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| 156．Kakita River |
| The Kakita River (柿田川, Kakita-gawa) is a river flowing through the town of Shimizu in the Suntō District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The Kakita River is a tributary of the Kano River. At only 1.2 km (1 mi), it is the shortest Class 1 River in Japan.[1] Most of the river's source water comes from springs created by rainfall and melting snow on Mount Fuji. Therefore, the temperature of the river is around 15 °C throughout the year. The river is also known as the only habitat of Mishima-baikamo (ja:ミシマバイカモ). The area around the springs is protected as a park (Kakita River Park (柿田川公園, Kakita-gawa Kōen) by the Shimizu town government. |
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| 157．Kano River |
| The Kano River (狩野川, Kano-gawa) is an A class river in Shizuoka Prefecture of central Japan. It is 46 kilometres (29 mi) long and has a watershed of 853 square kilometres (329 sq mi).[1] The Kano River originates from Mount Amagi in central Izu Peninsula and follows a generally northern path into Suruga Bay at Numazu. The Izu Peninsula is characterized by heavy rainfall, and the Kano River has a steep gradient with rapid flow and is prone to flooding. During Typhoon Ida in September 1958, the river caused heavy damage to towns along its banks, resulting in 1269 deaths. 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) upriver from the river's mouth at Numazu, a flood diversion canal has been constructed to divert flood water into Suruga Bay. The canal is 2.9 kilometres (1.8 mi) in length with 200 metres (660 ft) and 850 metres (2,790 ft) long sets of triple tunnels. |
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| 158．Kiku River |
| The Kiku River (Japanese: 菊川) is a river in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.[1] |
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| 159．Tenryū River |
| The Tenryū River (天竜川, Tenryū-gawa) is a river in central Honshū, Japan. With a length of 213 km (132 mi), it is Japan's ninth longest river. Its source is Lake Suwa in the Kiso Mountains near Okaya in Nagano Prefecture. It then flows through Aichi Prefecture and western Shizuoka Prefecture. |
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| 165．Isuzu River |
| The Isuzu River (五十鈴川, Isuzu-gawa) is a river that has both its source and its mouth in the city of Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan. The river is notable because it flows through Ise Grand Shrine and, due to its strong association with the Shrine, many songs and poems have been written about it throughout history. The Uji Bridge serves as the entrance to Ise Grand Shrine, and crosses the Isuzu River.Isuzu Motors company is named after the river. |
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| 166．Kushida River |
| The Kushida River (櫛田川, Kushida-gawa) is a major river that flows through central Mie Prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan. It is officially classified as a Class 1 river by the Japanese government, one of four Class 1 rivers that flow solely through Mie. The majority of river's course is through the city of Matsusaka. |
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| 167．Kumozu River |
| The Kumozu River (Japanese: 雲出川) is a river in Mie Prefecture, Japan.[1] |
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| 168．Suzuka River |
| The Suzuka River (鈴鹿川, Suzuka-gawa) is a major river that flows through northern Mie Prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan. It is officially classified as a Class 1 river by the Japanese government, one of four Class 1 rivers that flow solely through Mie.[1] The river's source is on Mount Nasugahara, which stands on the border of Mie and Shiga Prefectures. From the mountain, it then flows eastwards, eventually flowing into Ise Bay. |
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| 169．Seta River (Mie) |
| The Seta River (勢田川, Seta-gawa) is a river that has both its source and its mouth in the city of Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan. It flows through the heart of Ise. In 1980, it was designated the most polluted river in Mie, however it no longer holds this status due to cleanup efforts by the city of Ise. |
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| 170．Choshi River |
| The Choshi River (銚子川 Choshi-gawa) is a minor river that flows through Mie Prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan. It is officially classified as a Class 2 river by the Japanese government. It is one of clearest rivers of Japan with visibility to three meters depth. River water quality is so good that it was ranked first in 2007 and 2011 in Mie Prefecture. It is also called miracle of nature.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] |
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| 171．Miya River (Mie) |
| The Miya River (宮川, Miya-gawa) is a major river that flows through central Mie Prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan. It is officially classified as a Class 1 river by the Japanese government[1] and is one of four Class 1 rivers that flow solely through Mie; it is the longest among these four. It is known to be especially pristine. In the government's annual water quality study, the Miya River has been rated the cleanest Class 1 river in the country five times since 2000. |
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| 175．Shirakawa River |
| The Shirakawa River (白川, Shirakawa) is a river in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The river originates in the foothills of Mount Hiei on the outskirts of Kyoto, winds through the Geisha district of Gion, and eventually flows into the Kamo River. Its name, which means "white river" in Japanese, probably refers to the white coloured sand and gravel that it carries from the hills east of Kyoto. |
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| 176．Katsura River |
| The Katsura River (桂川, Katsura-gawa) is a continuation of two other rivers, the Hozu River, a small, speedy river which begins in the mountains near Kameoka and then slithers through the mountains separating Kameoka and Kyoto; and the Ōi River (大堰川 Ōi-gawa), which emerges from those mountains and expands into a shallow, slow-flowing river until Togetsukyo Bridge in Arashiyama.[1] From that point forward, the river is referred to as the Katsura River, and its flow continues for several kilometers through Kyoto Prefecture until it joins the Kamo and Uji rivers. |
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| 177．Kamo River |
| The Kamo River (鴨川, Kamo-gawa, duck river – see onomastics) is located in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The riverbanks are popular walking spots for residents and tourists. In summer, restaurants open balconies looking out to the river. There are walkways running alongside the river, and some stepping stones that cross the river. The water level of the river is usually relatively low; less than one meter in most places. During the rainy season, however, the walkways sometimes flood in their lower stretches. |
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| 178．Kizu River |
| The Kizu River (木津川, Kizu-gawa) is a river that crosses the prefectures of Kyoto and Mie in Japan, a tributary of the Yodo River. The city of Kizugawa in Kyoto prefecture is named after the river. |
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| 179．Takase River |
| The Takase River (高瀬川, Takase-gawa) is a canal in Kyoto, Japan. It rises from Nijō-Kiyamachi, going along Kiyamachi Street, and meets the Uji River at Fushimi port. The canal crosses with the Kamo River on the way. Today the south half is not connected with Kamo River. It was dug by Suminokura Ryōi in 1611, during the Edo period, to transport various goods and resources in the center of Kyoto. It made a great contribution to the development of the city and economic growth at that time. |
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| 180．Takano River |
| The Takano River is located in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The Kamo River and Takano River join on the Tadasu River Banks (Jp., Tadasu-gawara 糺河原). There is the "River Confluence" shrine of Shimogamo Shrine, leading to the forested area called Tadasu-no-mori.[1][2] |
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| 181．Lake Biwa Canal |
| Lake Biwa Canal (琵琶湖疏水 or 琵琶湖疎水, Biwako Sosui) is a historic waterway in Japan connecting Lake Biwa to the nearby City of Kyoto. Constructed during the Meiji Period the canal was originally designed for the transportation of lake water for drinking, irrigation and industrial purposes, but also provided for the conveyance of waterborne freight and passenger traffic. From 1895 water from the canal supported Japan's first hydroelectric power facility, providing electricity for industry, street lighting and Kyoto's tram system.[1] In 1996 the canal was recognized as a nationally designated Historic Site.[2] |
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| 182．Yura River (Japan) |
| The Yura River (由良川, Yuragawa) is a river in Kyoto Prefecture and Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.[1] |
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| 187．Ichi River |
| The Ichi River (市川, Ichi-kawa) is a river which flows through the southwest of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.[1] The Ibo, Kako, Ichi, Yumesaki, and Chikusa rivers are collectively referred to as the Harima Gokawa, the five major rivers that flow into the Harima Sea. The Ichi River originates from Mount Mikuni (855m above sea level) in Ikuno, Asago City, near the border of the Tanba and Harima districts in central Hyōgo Prefecture, and flows southwards through the Kanzaki District and Himeji City, emptying into the Harima Sea at Himeji City. |
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| 188．Ibo River |
| The Ibo River (揖保川) is a river in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.[1] The Ibo, Kako, Ichi, Yumesaki, and Chikusa rivers are collectively referred to as the Harima Gokawa, the five major rivers that flow into the Harima Sea. The basin area is the second largest of the Harima Gokawa after the Kako River. The river originates from Mt. Fujinashi (elevation 1,139m) in Shisō, Hyōgo, and flows southward. It runs through Tatsuno and divides Nakagawa to the west near Yobeku, Himeji, forming a delta. |
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| 189．Kako River (Japan) |
| The Kako River (加古川, Kako-gawa) is a river that flows through Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.[1] It is the largest river system in Hyōgo Prefecture by basin area, encompassing 21% of the prefecture's land area.[1] It rises at Mount Awaga, and flows 96 kilometres (60 mi) south, reaching the Harima Sea and forming part of the border between Kakogawa and Takasago cities.[2] The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) has designated the Kako River system as Class A.[2] |
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| 190．Maruyama River |
| The Maruyama River is a river in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.[1] |
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| 191．Muko River |
| The Muko River (武庫川, Mukogawa) is a river in the south-eastern part of Hyōgo Prefecture.[1] This river was selected as the second most important river in the region by the prefecture governor. Its total length is 66 kilometers, and the drainage area is 496 square kilometers. The Muko River originates at Mount Shirakami (白髪山, Shirakami-yama) in the Tanba Highland. It flows through the Sanda Basin, and creates the Mukogawa Keikoku Ravine between Sanda and Takarazuka. It continues into Osaka Plain at Takarazuka, and flows in the Osaka Metropolitan Area to create the borders between Takarazuka and Itami as well as between Nishinomiya and Amagasaki. This river flows into Osaka Bay, and was used to transport the Kohama style of sake from the Kohama-juku (小浜宿) in Amagasaki Domain of Settsu Province during the Edo period. |
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