Kiso River
Kiso River | |
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Location | |
Country | Japan |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Mount Hachimori (Nagano) |
• elevation | 2,446 m (8,025 ft) |
Mouth | Nagoya |
• location | Ise Bay |
• coordinates | 35°02′04″N 136°44′43″E / 35.034563°N 136.745333°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 229 km (142 mi) |
Basin size | 5,275 km2 (2,037 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 169 m3/s (6,000 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
River system | Kiso River |
The Kiso River (
Parts of the Kiso River are sometimes referred to as the Japan Rhine because of its similarities to the Rhine in Europe.
Kiso River embankment
[edit]The Kiso River embankment (
Other portions of the Kiso River in Inuyama, and Kakamigahara, Kani, and Sakahogi in Gifu Prefecture were designated collectively as a National Place of Scenic Beauty in 1934.[3]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric et al. (2005). "Kiso-gawa" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 529., p. 529, at Google Books; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, see Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Authority File Archived 2012-05-24 at archive.today.
- ^ "
木曽川 堤 (サクラ)". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 10 February 2019. - ^ "
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References
[edit]- Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan Encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 48943301
External links
[edit]- Kisogawa River Sand Data — a Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) website
- Cultural Properties of Aichi Prefecture(in Japanese)
- Aichi Now official site for Aichi Tourism(in Japanese)
- Konan City home page(in Japanese)