Kiso (river)
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Kiso Kiso-gawa |
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 View of the river |
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| location | Japan | |
| River system | Kiso | |
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Ise Bay Coordinates: 35 ° 2 ′ 5 " N , 136 ° 44 ′ 40" E 35 ° 2 ′ 5 " N , 136 ° 44 ′ 40" E |
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| length | 229 km | |
| Catchment area | 5275 km² | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Tokuyama Dam | |
The Kiso ( Japanese 木 曽 川 , Kiso-gawa ) is a river on the Japanese main island of Honshū .
It is 229 km long and has a catchment area of 5275 km², but the entire river system is 9100 km². He gave the Kisokaidō his name, the western part of the old Nakasendō highway . The 13 km rapids between Minokamo (Gifu Prefecture) and Inuyama (Aichi Prefecture) are known as the "Nihon Rhine". The trip down the river, "Rhein-kudari", in long wooden boats steered by two boatmen is a popular summer pleasure.
Course of the river
The Kiso flows through the following places:
- Nagano Prefecture:
- Gifu Prefecture:
- Aichi Prefecture:
- Mie Prefecture:
At Ibigawa and Gifu it is dammed in the Tokuyama dam .
Web links
Commons : Kiso - collection of images, videos and audio files
