Yamato River

Yamato River (Yamatogawa) is a Japanese class A river in the Kansai region and flows via the Nara Prefecture and Osaka Prefecture to the Osaka Bay.

Yamato River Yamato-gawa

Native name	大和川
Location
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai region
Physical characteristics

Source
• location	Kaikira-yama, Nara Prefecture
• elevation	822 m (2,697 ft)

Mouth	Osaka Bay
• coordinates	34°36′30″N 135°26′28″E
Length	68 km (42 mi)

River in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture.

The river flows via towns:

Nara Prefecture
- Yamatokōriyama
Osaka Prefecture
- Kashiwara
- Fujiidera - confluence with Ishikawa River

Since 1704 the river was reconfigured, originally its flow was north from the Ishikawa River confluence point, where it joined the Shirinashi River and Kizu River.[1]

At the river mouth is a densely populated area and Yamatogawa forms a natural border between Osaka and Sakai cities. [2]

References

"Yamato River". Retrieved 28 March 2017.
Davidson, Neil (4 January 2014). "Yamato River, Osaka". Retrieved 28 March 2017.

Article contains translated text from 大和川 on the Japanese Wikipedia retrieved on 26 March 2017.

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Yamato River

See also

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