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Typical rivers of Japan rise from mountainous forests and cut out deep V-shaped valleys in their upper reaches, and form alluvial plains in their lower reaches which enable the Japanese to cultivate rice fields and to set up cities. Most rivers are dammed to supply both water and electricity. The longest river of Japan is the Shinano, which ...
Pages in category "Rivers of Japan" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 231 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
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.
Tama River near the city of Ōme in western Tokyo Tama River, in a Landsat photo of the Tokyo area Woodblock printing by Hokusai. The Tama River (多摩川, Tama-gawa) is a major river in Yamanashi, Kanagawa and Tokyo Prefectures on Honshū, Japan. It is officially classified as a Class 1 river by the Japanese government. It is 138 kilometres ...
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 Tone River (利根川, Tone-gawa) is a river in the Kantō region of Japan. It is 322 kilometers (200 mi) in length (the second longest in Japan after the Shinano River ) and has a drainage area of 16,840 square kilometers (6,500 sq mi) (the largest in Japan).
The Yoshino River (吉野川 Yoshino-gawa) is a river on the island of Shikoku, Japan.It is 194 km (121 mi) long and has a watershed of 3,750 km 2 (1,450 sq mi). It is the second longest river in Shikoku (slightly shorter than the Shimanto), and is the only river whose watershed spreads over the four prefectures of the island.
Along with the Kiso River and Ibi River, the Nagara River is one of the Kiso Three Rivers of the Nōbi Plain. Previously, the river was named Sunomata River (墨俣川 Sunomata-gawa). With a length of 166 km (103 mi), it drains an area of 1,985 square kilometres (766 sq mi) in the Chūbu region and empties into Ise Bay. The government of Japan ...