List of rivers of Japan
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Hokkaidō
changeThere are 316 rivers in Hokkaidō.
List of rivers in Hokkaidō by length
changeThe following table is a list of rivers of Hokkaidō by length.[1]
River | Length |
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Ishikari (石狩川, Ishikari-gawa) | 268 kilometres (167 mi) |
Teshio (天塩川, Teshio-gawa) | 256 kilometres (159 mi) |
Tokachi (十勝川, Tokachi-gawa) | 156 kilometres (97 mi) |
Kushiro (釧路川, Kushiro-gawa) | 154 kilometres (96 mi) |
Yūbari (夕張川, Yūbari-gawa) | 136 kilometres (85 mi) |
Mu (鵡川, Mu-kawa) | 135 kilometres (84 mi) |
Shiribetsu (尻別川, Shiribetsu-gawa) | 126 kilometres (78 mi) |
Tokoro (常呂川, Tokoro-gawa) | 120 kilometres (75 mi) |
Abashiri (網走川, Abashiri-gawa) | 115 kilometres (71 mi) |
Chitose (千歳川, Chitose-gawa) | 108 kilometres (67 mi) |
Saru (沙流川, Saru-gawa) | 104 kilometres (65 mi) |
Akan (阿寒川, Akan-gawa) | 98 kilometres (61 mi) |
Yūbetsu (湧別川, Yūbetsu-gawa) | 87 kilometres (54 mi) |
Shokotsu (渚滑川, Shokotsu-gawa) | 84 kilometres (52 mi) |
Niikappu (新冠川, Niikappu-gawa) | 80 kilometres (50 mi) |
Shiribeshi-Toshibetsu (後志利別川, Shiribeshi-Toshibetsu-gawa) | 80 kilometres (50 mi) |
Shibetsu (標津川, Shibetsu-gawa) | 78 kilometres (48 mi) |
Toyohira (豊平川, Toyohira-gawa) | 72.5 kilometres (45.0 mi) |
Shizunai (静内川, Shizunai-gawa) | 69.9 kilometres (43.4 mi) |
Rumoi (留萌川, Rumoi-gawa) | 44 kilometres (27 mi) |
Koetoi (声問川, Koetoi-gawa) | 41.9 kilometres (26.0 mi) |
Mitsuishi (三石川, Mitsuishi-gawa) | 31.6 kilometres (19.6 mi) |
Makomanai (真駒内川, Makomanai-gawa) | 21 kilometres (13 mi) |
Anano (穴の川, Ana-no-kawa) | 9.4 kilometres (5.8 mi) |
Bifue (美笛川, Bifue-gawa) | |
Okotanpe | |
Ninaru | |
Omakatu |
List of class 1 rivers in Hokkaidō
changeThe following is a list of the 15 first class rivers (1級河川) under management by the Hokkaidō Regional Development Bureau (北海道開発局, Hōkaihatsukyoku):[2]
- Abashiri River
- Ishikari River
- Koetoi River
- Kushiro River
- Mu River
- Rumoi River
- Saru River
- Shibetsu River
- Shiribeshi-Toshibetsu River
- Shiribetsu River
- Shokotsu River
- Teshio River
- Tokachi River
- Tokoro River
- Yūbetsu River
Honshu
changeTōhoku Region
changeFirst class rivers under the control of Tohoku Regional Bureau (東北地方整備局)
- Iwaki River (岩木川) - Aomori
- Takase River 高瀬川 - Aomori
- Mabechi River (馬淵川) - Iwate, Aomori
- Kitakami River (北上川) - Iwate, Miyagi
- Naruse River (鳴瀬川) - Miyagi
- Natori River (名取川) - Miyagi
- Abukuma River (阿武隈川) - Miyagi, Fukushima
- Yoneshiro River (米代川) - Akita, Iwate
- Omono River (雄物川) - Akita
- Koyoshi River (子吉川) - Akita
- Mogami River (最上川) - Yamagata
- Aka River (赤川) - Yamagata
Second class river
- Oirase River (奥入瀬川)
Hokuriku region
changeFirst-class rivers under the control of Hokuriku Regional Bureau (北陸地方整備局)
- Ara River (荒川) - Yamagata, Niigata
- Agano River (阿賀野川) - Hukushima, Gunma, Niigata
- Shinano River (信濃川) - Nagano, Gunma, Niigata
- Seki River (関川) - Nagano, Niigata
- Hime River (姫川) - Nagano, Niigata
- Kurobe River (黒部川) - Toyama
- Jōganji River (常願寺川) - Toyama
- Jinzū River (神通川) - Gifu, Toyama
- Shō River (庄川) - Gifu, Toyama
- Oyabe River (小矢部川) - Ishikawa, Toyama
- Tedori River (手取川) - Ishikawa
- Kakehashi River (梯川) - Ishikawa
Chūbu region
changeRivers that flow into the Sea of Japan:
- Agano-gawa (阿賀野川) - Niigata, Fukushima, Gunma
- Shinano-gawa (信濃川) or Chikuma-gawa (千曲川) - longest of Japan
- Seki-kawa (関川) - Nagano, Niigata
- Hime-kawa (姫川) - Nagano, Niigata
- Kurobe-gawa (黒部川) - Toyama
- Jōganji-gawa (常願寺川) - Toyama
- Jinzū-gawa (神通川) - Gifu, Toyama
- Shō-gawa (庄川) - Gifu, Toyama
- Oyabe-gawa (小矢部川) - Toyama, Ishikawa
- Tedori-gawa (手取川) - Ishikawa
- Kuzuryū-gawa (九頭竜川) - Gifu, Fukui
Rivers that flow into the Pacific Ocean:
- Fuji-kawa (富士川) - Nagano, Yamanashi, Shizuoka
- Abe-kawa (安倍川) - Shizuoka
- Ōi-gawa (大井川) - Shizuoka
- Tenryū-gawa (天竜川) - Nagano, Aichi, Shizuoka
- Toyo-gawa (豊川) - Aichi
- Yahagi-gawa (矢作川) - Nagano, Gifu, Aichi
- Shōnai-gawa (庄内川) - Gifu, Aichi
- Kiso-gawa (木曽川) - Nagano, Gifu, Aichi, Mie
- Nagara-gawa (長良川) - Gifu, Aichi, Mie
- Ibi-gawa (揖斐川) -Gifu, Mie
- Kushida-gawa (櫛田川) - Mie
- Miya-gawa (宮川) - Mie
First class rivers under control of Chubu Regional Bureau (中部地方整備局)
- Kano-gawa 狩野川 - Shizuoka
- Abe-kawa 安倍川 - Shizuoka
- Ōi-gawa 大井川 - Shizuoka
- Kiku-gawa 菊川 - Shizuoka
- Tenryū-gawa 天竜川 - Nagano, Aichi, Shizuoka
- Toyo-gawa 豊川 - Aichi
- Yahagi-gawa 矢作川 - Nagano, Gifu, Aichi
- Shōnai-gawa 庄内川 - Gifu, Aichi
- Kiso-gawa 木曽川 - Nagano, Gifu, Shiga, Aichi, Mie
- Suzuka-gawa 鈴鹿川 - Mie
- Kumozu-gawa 雲出川 - Mie
- Kushida-gawa 櫛田川 - Mie
- Miya-gawa 宮川 - Mie
Kansai
changeThe first class rivers under the control of Kinki Regional Bureau (近畿地方整備局)
- Kuzuryu-gawa 九頭竜川
- Kita-gawa 北川 - Shiga, Fukui
- Yura-gawa ja:由良川 - Hyogo, Kyoto
- Yodo-gawa (淀川), Seta-gawa (瀬田川) or Uji-gawa (宇治川)
- Yasu-gawa (野洲川)
- Katsura-gawa (桂川), Hozu-gawa (保津川) or Ōi-gawa (大堰川)
- Kamo-gawa (鴨川)
- Kizu-gawa (木津川)
- Dōton-bori (道頓堀)
- Yamato-gawa (大和川) - Nara, Osaka
- Maruyama-gawa (円山川) - Hyogo
- Kako-gawa (加古川) - Hyogo
- Ibo-gawa (揖保川) - Hyogo
- Ki-no-kawa (紀ノ川, 紀の川) - Nara, Wakayama
- Yamato-gawa (大和川) - Nara, Osaka
- Kumano-gawa (熊野川) or Shingu-gawa (新宮川)- Nara, Mie, Wakayama
The second class river
- Muko-gawa (武庫川)
Chūgoku
changeFirst class rivers under control of Chugoku Regional Bureau (中国地方整備局)
- Sendai River (千代川) - Tottori
- Tenjin River (天神川) - Tottori
- Hino River (日野川) - Tottori
- Hii River (斐伊川) - Shimane, Tottori
- Gō-no-kawa, or Gō-gawa (江の川, 江川) - Hiroshima, Shimane
- Takatsu River (高津川) - Shimane
- Yoshii River 吉井川 - Okayama
- Asahi River 旭川 - Okayama
- Takahashi River (高梁川) - Hiroshima, Okayama
- Ashida River 芦田川 - Okayama, Hiroshima
- Ōta-gawa (太田川) - Hiroshima
- Ose River 小瀬川 - Hiroshima, Yamaguchi
- Saba River 佐波川 - Yamaguchi
Shikoku
changeFirst class rivers under control of Shikoku Regional Bureau (四国地方整備局)
- Yoshino-gawa (吉野川) - Kochi, Ehime, Tokushima, Kagawa
- Naka-gawa 那賀川 - Tokushima
- Doki-gawa 土器川 - Kagawa
- Shigenobu-gawa 重信川 - Ehime
- Hiji-kawa ja:肱川 - Ehime
- Monobe-kawa 物部川 - Kochi 6
- Niyodo-gawa 仁淀川 - Ehime, Kochi
- Shimanto-gawa (四万十川) - Ehime, Kochi
Kyūshū
changeFirst class rivers under control of Kyushu Regional Bureau (九州地方整備局)
- Onga-gawa 遠賀川 - Fukuoka
- Yamakuni-gawa 山国川 - Oita, Fukuoka
- Chikugo-gawa (筑後川) - Kumamoto, Oita, Fukuoka, Saga
- Yabe-gawa 矢部川 - Fukuoka
- Matsuura-gawa 松浦川 - Saga
- Rokkaku-gawa 六角川 - Saga
- Kase-gawa 嘉瀬川 - Saga
- Honmyo-gawa 本明川 - Nagasaki
- Kikuchi-gawa 菊池川 - Kumamoto
- Shira-kawa 白川 - Kumamoto
- Midori-gawa 緑川 - Kumamoto
- Kuma-gawa (球磨川) - Kumamoto
- Ōita-gawa 大分川 - Ōita
- Oono-gawa 大野川 - Kumamoto, Miyazaki, Ōita
- Banjo-gawa 番匠川 - Ōita
- Gokase-gawa 五ヶ瀬川 - Kumamoto, Ōita, Miyazaki
- Omaru-gawa 小丸川 - Miyazaki
- Ōyodo-gawa 大淀川 - Kagoshima, Kumamoto, Miyazaki
- Sendai-gawa 川内川 - Miyazaki, Kagoshima
- Kimotsuki-gawa 肝属川, 肝付川 - Kagoshima
References
change- ↑ "2006 Hokkaido Statistics" (PDF). Hokkaido Government. 2006. Retrieved 2009-04-07.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "河川概要" (in Japanese). Ministry of Land,Infrastructure and Transport and Tourism Hokkaido Regional Development Bureau. Archived from the original on 2009-05-12. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
- 全国109の一級水系 (109 of first class rivers; by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Japan)
- 一級水系の河川整備基本方針策定状況(平成21年3月6日現在) (you can see where first class rivers are)