Kiso River

The Kiso River (木曽川, Kiso-gawa) is a river in Japan roughly 229 km (142 mi) long, flowing through the prefectures of Nagano, Gifu, Aichi, and Mie before emptying into Ise Bay a short distance away from the city of Nagoya.[1] It is the main river of the Kiso Three Rivers (along with Ibi and Nagara rivers) and forms a major part of the Nōbi Plain. The valley around the upper portion of the river forms the Kiso Valley.

Kiso River
Kiso River and bridge (Inuyamatoushukourain'oohashi) seen from Mount Igi
Location
Country	Japan
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Mount Hachimori
• elevation	2,446 m (8,025 ft)
Mouth
• location	Ise Bay
Length	229 km (142 mi)
Basin size	5,275 km^2 (2,037 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	169 m^3/s (6,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
River system	Kiso River

Parts of the Kiso River are sometimes referred to as the Japan Rhine because of its similarities to the Rhine in Europe.

See also

• Japanese cruiser Kiso

Notes

1. Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric et al. (2005). "Kiso-gawa" in Japan encyclopedia, p. 529., p. 529, at Google Books; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, see Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Authority File Archived 2012-05-24 at Archive.today.

References

• Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan Encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 48943301

Japan Rhine seen from Sarubami Castle

External links

• Kisogawa River Sand Data — a Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) website

35°02′04″N 136°44′43″E (mouth of river)