Online dictionary of geography and travels in Japan: river

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Kamo river

賀茂川
alternative words: Kamogawa river, Kamogawa, Kamo-gawa, Kamo gawa
keywords: kyoto , river
related topics: Kyoto city , Kyoto prefecture , Lake Biwa
explanation: Taking its source in Tanba highland, Kamo river goes through Kyoto city from north to south and flows into Katsura river which comes from Lake Biwa. Though very tiny (35 km), it has appeared frequently in Japanese history as the main river of Kyoto, ancient capital.

Shinano river

信濃川
alternative words: Shinanogawa river, Shinanogawa, Shinano-gawa, Shinano gawa
keywords: nagano , river
related topics: Nagano Prefecture , Niigata prefecture , Komoro city , Nagano city , Niigata city
explanation: Taking its source in the south-eastern mountains of Nagano Prefecture and pouring into Japan Sea at Niigata city, it is the longest river in Japan (367 km long). Shinano river has 2 main branches: Chikuma river (the longest) which drains the east of Nagano Prefecture and Sai river which drains the west. Their confluent is near Nagano City in the north of prefecture.

Sumida river

隅田川
alternative words: Sumidagawa river, Sumidagawa, Sumida gawa, Sumida-gawa, Sumida
keywords: river , tokyo
related topics: Tokyo prefecture , Tokyo bay , Sensoji temple
related web sites: http://www.jah.ne.jp/~ayumi/river/river.html , http://www.fune.co.jp/yakata/
explanation: Flowing in the east of Tokyo, from north to south and pouring into Tokyo bay, Sumida river is closest to the city center among all the major rivers. For that reason, it has been crowded as a popular recreation spot of Tokyoites. Sensoji temple in Asakusa is located on the western shore. Great firework show takes place each summer. The upper stream is called "Arakawa" and takes its source in Chichibu mountains. Thanks to cleaning effort of the city, fishes are returning again to Sumida river.

Tama river

多摩川玉川
alternative words: Tamagawa river, Tamagawa, Tama-gawa, Tama gawa
keywords: river , tokyo
related topics: Tokyo prefecture , Tokyo bay , Kawasaki city , Saitama prefecture
related web sites: http://www.tamagawagenryu.net , http://www.tamariver.net
explanation: Flowing from west to east and pouring into Tokyo bay between southern Tokyo and Kawasaki city, Tama river is the main provider of drinking waters for the inhabitants of Tokyo thanks to Sayama Tama lakes near Saitam prefecture and Ogochi dam in the west of Tokyo. The lower stream runs in highly urbanized area while the upper stream runs in Chichibu mountains and forms a beautiful valley. Tamagawa means "jewel river" because there were many jade stones on the river.

Tenryu river

天竜川
alternative words: Tenryugawa river, Tenryugawa, Tenryu-gawa, Tenryu gawa
keywords: river , tourist resort
related topics: Shizuoka Prefecture , Nagano Prefecture , Ina valley , Central Alps , South Alps
related web sites: http://www.hikyaku.com/gallery/english/inaji.htm
explanation: River located in the center of Honshu island. The total length is 222km. It takes the source from Lake Suwa of Nagano prefecture and runs down in Ina valley between South Alps and Central Alps mountain chains. It enters then Shizuoka prefecture and pours into Pacific Ocean near Hamamatsu city. The river had a reputation of being very violent (Tenryu means "Heavenly dragon"), it has been nearly subdued since the construction of Sakuma dam in 1956.

Tone river

利根川
alternative words: Tonegawa river, Tonegawa, Tone-gawa, Tone gawa
keywords: river
related topics: Gunma prefecture , Chiba prefecture , Ibaraki prefecture , Choshi city , Tokyo bay
related web sites: http://www1.plala.or.jp/tone_cr/
explanation: Taking its source in the northern mountains of Gunma prefecture and pouring into Pacific Ocean at Choshi city in the north eastern Chiba prefecture, it is the second longest river in Japan (298 km long) and the biggest river in volume of waters it carries. Called "Bando Taro", it had been reputed to be violent river since old times. Until Edo period, the river was pouring into Tokyo bay and provoked many floods, so it has been artificially diverted to the actual course.

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