The is a river which flows through
Nara Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Nara Prefecture has a population of 1,321,805 and has a geographic area of . Nara Prefecture borders Kyoto Prefecture to the north, Osaka Prefecture to the northwest, Wakaya ...
and
Osaka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Osaka Prefecture has a population of 8,778,035 () and has a geographic area of . Osaka Prefecture borders Hyōgo Prefecture to the northwest, Kyoto Prefecture to the north, Nar ...
, Japan. It is designated
Class A by the
(MLIT).
The river flows via towns:
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Nara Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Nara Prefecture has a population of 1,321,805 and has a geographic area of . Nara Prefecture borders Kyoto Prefecture to the north, Osaka Prefecture to the northwest, Wakaya ...
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Yamatokōriyama
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Osaka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Osaka Prefecture has a population of 8,778,035 () and has a geographic area of . Osaka Prefecture borders Hyōgo Prefecture to the northwest, Kyoto Prefecture to the north, Nar ...
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Kashiwara
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Fujiidera
270px, The temple of Fujii-dera, after which the city is named
is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 63,446 in 29501 households and a population density of 7100 persons per km². The total area o ...
- confluence with
Ishikawa River
Ishikawa may refer to:
Concepts
*Ishikawa diagram, cause-and-effect diagram, developed by Kaoru Ishikawa
Places
*Ishikawa Prefecture, a prefecture in the Chūbu region on Honshū island, Japan
*Ishikawa District, Ishikawa, a former district in I ...
Since 1704 the river was reconfigured, originally its flow was north from the
Ishikawa River
Ishikawa may refer to:
Concepts
*Ishikawa diagram, cause-and-effect diagram, developed by Kaoru Ishikawa
Places
*Ishikawa Prefecture, a prefecture in the Chūbu region on Honshū island, Japan
*Ishikawa District, Ishikawa, a former district in I ...
confluence point, where it joined the
Shirinashi River and
Kizu River
is a river that crosses the prefectures of Kyoto and Mie in Japan, a tributary of the Yodo River
The , also called the Seta River (瀬田川 ''Seta-gawa'') and the Uji River (宇治川 ''Uji-gawa'') at portions of its route, is the principa ...
.
At the river mouth is a densely populated area and the river forms a natural border between
Osaka
is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of ...
and
Sakai
is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It has been one of the largest and most important seaports of Japan since the medieval era. Sakai is known for its keyhole-shaped burial mounds, or kofun, which date from the fifth century and inclu ...
.
See also
*
List of rivers of Japan
Rivers of Japan are characterized by their relatively short lengths and considerably steep gradients due to the narrow and mountainous topography of the country. An often-cited quote is 'this is not a river, but a waterfall' by the Dutch engineer ( ...
References
''Article contains translated text from
大和川 on the
Japanese Wikipedia
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Rivers of Nara Prefecture
Rivers of Osaka Prefecture
Rivers of Japan
Tawaramoto, Nara
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