Mogami (river)

Mogami
The Mogami in Yamagata Prefecture
Data
location	Yamagata Prefecture
River system	Mogami
muzzle	Sea of ​​Japan coordinates: 38 ° 55 ′ 20 "  N , 139 ° 48 ′ 33"  E 38 ° 55 ′ 20 "  N , 139 ° 48 ′ 33"  E
Mouth height	0  m  TP
length	224 km
Catchment area	7040 km²

The Mogami ( Japanese 最 上 川 , -gawa ) is a river in Yamagata Prefecture in Japan .

geography

It is 224 km long and has a water catchment area of ​​7040 km². Its mean flow rate at the mouth is 437 m³ / s.

It is considered to be one of the three fastest flowing rivers in Japan , along with the Fuji and the Kuma .

The river has its source in the southern Yamagata prefecture and flows northwards, at Shinjō it swings to the west and flows into the Sea of ​​Japan at Sakata .

The river was once an important route to the Kansai region for local products such as safflower and rice .

course

The mogami flows through the following places:

• Yamagata Prefecture:
  • Yonezawa
  • Nan'yō
  • Nagai
  • Sagae
  • Tendo
  • Higashine
  • Murayama
  • Obanazawa
  • Shinjō
  • Sakata

Cultural reception

The famous Japanese poet Matsuo Bashō traveled along the river and wrote a famous haiku :

五月 雨 を あ つ め て 早 し 最 上 川

Samidare o atsumete hayashi Mogamigawa

The Mogami River, which gathers the rains of May and speeds up even faster.

Mogamigawa is also the name of the Yamagata Prefecture anthem written by Emperor Hirohito . The Imperial Japanese Navy had a cruiser called Mogami .

Web links

Commons : Mogami  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files