Yodo (river)
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Yodo Seta, Uji, Shin-Yodo |
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| location | Japan | |
| River system | Yodo | |
| source | Lake Biwa discharge 34 ° 58 ′ 55 ″ N , 135 ° 54 ′ 22 ″ E |
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| Source height | 84.4 m TP | |
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Osaka Bay , Seto Inland Sea Coordinates: 34 ° 40 ′ 59 " N , 135 ° 25 ′ 11" E 34 ° 40 ′ 59 " N , 135 ° 25 ′ 11" E
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| length | 75 km | |
| Catchment area | 8240 km² | |
| Big cities | Kyoto , Osaka | |
The Yodo ( Japanese 淀 川 -gawa ) is an important river in Japan .
In Shiga Prefecture it is known as Seta ( 瀬 田 川 -gawa ), in Kyōto Prefecture as Uji ( 宇 治 川 , -gawa ) and after its union with the rivers Katsura ( 桂 川 , -gawa ) and Kizu as Yodo. Since the old lower course is called Kyū-Yodo ( 旧 淀 川 , -gawa , dt. "Old Yodo", also: Ōkawa ( 大川 , dt. "Big river")), today's lower course of the Yodo is also called Shin-Yodo ( 新 淀 川 , -gawa , German "new yodo").
Origin and course
The Yodo is the only outflow from Lake Biwa . It rises from the lake in Shiga prefecture , in the southern section of Lake Biwa near the city of Ōtsu , in the central-western area of the Japanese main island of Honshū . The Yodo then flows through the Kyōto prefecture in a south-easterly direction and flows into the Osaka Bay of the Seto Inland Sea , an inland sea of the Pacific .
meaning
In 794 the capital of Japan was moved from Nagaoka to Heian-kyō (now Kyōto ). In addition to other topographical, geopolitical and climatic considerations, the favorable location on the Yodo led to this choice and the planned, chessboard-like expansion of this city. During the Tokugawa period (1603-1867), the Yodogawa was of great importance as the main route between the centers of power Kyōto and Osaka. Today the Yodogawa is used by dams and hydroelectric power stations to generate energy. Currently a district of Osaka is named after Yodogawa : Yodogawa-ku .
Web links
- Website of the Yodo River Authority of MLIT (Japanese)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Biwako - Lake and Rivers. In: 琵琶湖 河川 事務所 . MLIT, archived from the original on January 5, 2013 ; accessed on November 13, 2013 .
- ↑ Josef Kreiner (ed.): History of Japan. 7th edition 2019 Reclam Stuttgart. P. 62. ISBN 978-3-15-961410-6