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
EtymologyAinu
Native nameOyabe-gawa
Location
CountryJapan
StateToyama
RegionChūbu
MunicipalitiesNanto, Oyabe, Takaoka, Imizu
Physical characteristics
SourceMount Daimon
  locationNanto, Toyama, Japan
  elevation1,572 m (5,157 ft)
MouthSea of Japan
  location
Takaoka & Imizu, Toyama, Japan
  coordinates
36.794°N 137.067°E / 36.794; 137.067
  elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length68 km (42 mi)
Basin size682 km2 (263 sq mi)
Discharge 
  average24.31 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

  1. 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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