Fuji (river)
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Fuji Fujikawa, Fujigawa |
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 View of the river |
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| Data | ||
| location | Japan | |
| River system | Fuji | |
| source | Mount Nokogiri | |
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Suruga Bay Coordinates: 35 ° 6 ′ 58 ″ N , 138 ° 38 ′ 19 ″ E 35 ° 6 ′ 58 ″ N , 138 ° 38 ′ 19 ″ E |
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| Mouth height |
0 m
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| length | 128 km | |
| Catchment area | 3990 km² | |
| Drain |
MQ |
63.2 m³ / s |
The Fuji River ( Jap. 富士川 , Fujikawa or Fujigawa ) is a river in Japan , that of the Yamanashi Prefecture in the Shizuoka Prefecture flows.
It is 128 km long and has a water catchment area of 3990 km². Along with the Mogami and Kuma, it is considered to be the fastest flowing river in Japan. The mean flow rate at the mouth is 63.2 m³ / s.
The river rises from Mount Nokogiri in the northwest of Yamanashi as Kamanashi and flows together with the Fuefuki at Ichikawamisato and changes its name to Fuji River . Then the run extends around the western foot of Mount Fuji , after which the river flows near the city of Fuji in the Suruga Bay in the Pacific .
The Daimyo Takeda Shingen built the Shingen dykes ( 信玄 堤 , Shingen-zutsumi ) along the Kamanashi, which allow buffer zones to be flooded in order to prevent damage.
Water transportation flourished until the opening of the Fuji Minobu Railway (now the Minobu Line of Japan Railway -Central) in 1923 .
The river is the boundary between the network frequency of the Japanese power grid of 50 Hertz in the east and 60 in the west.
The Shinkansen that crosses the river against the backdrop of Mount Fuji is a famous view of Japan.
