The Toyohira River (
Toyohira River | |
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Native name | |
Location | |
Country | Japan |
State | Hokkaidō |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Oizaridake ( |
• location | Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan |
• coordinates | 42°47′31″N 141°13′0″E / 42.79194°N 141.21667°E |
• elevation | 850 m (2,790 ft) |
Mouth | Ishikari River |
• location | Sapporo and Ebetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan |
• coordinates | 43°9′4″N 141°26′58″E / 43.15111°N 141.44944°E |
• elevation | 2 m (6 ft 7 in) |
Length | 72.5 km (45.0 mi) |
Basin size | 894.7 km2 (345.4 sq mi) |
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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.
Course
editFrom the mountain Oizaridake, the Toyohira River flows northwards into Lake Jōzan (
History
editThe Ainu knew this river as Sapporo Pet (Sapporo River). Toyopira was originally the name of a crossing point of the Sapporo River. Until the 19th century, the lower course of the Sapporo River had been the same as the Fushiko River of today, emptying into the Ishikari River directly to the north. After a flood, the river made a new course to the east. The Ainu called the remains of this old lower course of the Sapporo River Fushiko Sapporo or Old Sapporo.
When the Japanese colonized the area, they used Ainu place names. They named the new capital city after the river Sapporo and named the Sapporo River (Sapporo Pet) after the crossing point Toyohira. The old lower course of the Fushiko Sapporo was named Fushiko River (
Tributaries
editReferences
edit- ^ Source Geographical Survey Institute topographical map
漁岳 (札幌 ). - ^ Sung Gi Hu (2010). Makoto Taniguchi, Ian P. Holman (ed.). Study on the relation between groundwater and surface water in Toyohiro-gawa alluvial fan, Hokkaido, Japan. Groundwater response to changing climate. Vol. 16. Boca Raton: CRC Press. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-203-85283-5.
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地図 閲覧 サービス 2万 5千 分 1 (in Japanese). Geographical Survey Institute. Archived from the original on 2011-05-27. Retrieved 2009-04-30.