Yasu River
The Yasu River (野洲川, Yasu-gawa) is located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan; it is the largest river to flow into Lake Biwa. It rises from Mount Gozaisho and flows through Kōka, Konan, Rittō, Moriyama and Yasu. It forked at the lower reaches and made a delta region, but they were combined in 1979.
| Yasu River | |
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| Native name | 野洲川 (Japanese) |
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| Country | Japan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Suzuka Mountains |
| Mouth | |
• location | Lake Biwa |
| Length | 65.25 km (40.54 mi) |
| Basin size | 387 km2 (149 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Yodo River |
History
The Tōkaidō, one of the Edo Five Routes which connected east and west Japan during the Edo period, paralleled the river. Post towns along the river included Tsuchiyama-juku, Minakuchi-juku and Ishibe-juku. The Yasu River also crossed the Nakasendō, another one of the Edo Five Routes, separating Moriyama-juku and Musa-juku.
References
External links
Media related to Yasu River at Wikimedia Commons
35°07′24″N 135°58′25″E (mouth)
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