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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 ( o-yatoi gaikokujin ) Johannis de Rijke who had visited the Jōganji River , Toyama Prefecture .
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML; ... Pages in category "Rivers of Japan" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of ...
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Rivers of Japan. It includes rivers that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. This is a container category .
The Three Views of Japan (日本三景, Nihon Sankei) is the canonical list of Japan's three most celebrated scenic sights, attributed to 1643 scholar Hayashi Gahō. [108] These are traditionally the pine-clad islands of Matsushima in Miyagi Prefecture , the pine-clad sandbar of Amanohashidate in Kyoto Prefecture , and Itsukushima Shrine in ...
This is a List of rivers of Asia. It includes major, ... Sea of Japan; Tuo river - China; Thungabhadra River - India; Thamarabarani River-India; Ural River - Russia ...
Class A river system (一級水系, Ikkyū suikei) is a designation applied to rivers systems deemed to be important to the economy of the nation as a whole, as well as those deemed important to the conservation of nature within Japan. There are currently 109 river systems with this designation.
This is a list of Japan's major islands, traditional regions, and subregions, going from northeast to southwest. [13] [14] The eight traditional regions are marked in bold. Hokkaidō (the island and its archipelago) Honshū. Tōhoku region (northern part) Kantō region (eastern part) Nanpō Islands (part of Tokyo Metropolis) Chūbu region ...
Labeled map for listing Prefectures of Japan This page was last edited on 6 December 2024, at 05:54 (UTC). Text is ...