Oyabe River
The Oyabe River (小矢部川, Oyabe-gawa) is a river in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. The river rises from Mount Daimon on the border of Ishikawa Prefecture and enters the sea at Toyama Bay.
| Oyabe River 小矢部川 | |
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| Etymology | Ainu |
| Native name | Oyabe-gawa |
| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| State | Toyama |
| Region | Chūbu |
| Municipalities | Nanto, Oyabe, Takaoka, Imizu |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mount Daimon |
| • location | Nanto, Toyama, Japan |
| • elevation | 1,572 m (5,157 ft) |
| Mouth | Sea of Japan |
• location | Takaoka & Imizu, Toyama, Japan |
• coordinates | 36.794°N 137.067°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 68 km (42 mi) |
| Basin size | 682 km2 (263 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 24.31 m3/s (858 cu ft/s) |
The kanji that spells Oyabe means "little arrow room", but this may be a case of ateji, in which the kanji spelling was applied to the word, regardless of meaning. The word "oyabe" appears to be an Ainu name, oyaw pet [ojawbet], or "snake river", perhaps due to its serpentine course; there is also a legend of a battle with a monstrous snake, whose death created part of the local landscape.[1]
Geography
Tributary
- Konade River
- Yamada River
References
- Vovin, Alexander (2008). "Man'yōshū to Fudoki ni Mirareru Fushigina Kotoba to Jōdai Nihon Retto ni Okeru Ainugo no Bunpu." Kokusai Nihon Bunka Kenkyū Sentā.
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