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Waga River
The is a river in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. From its headwaters near Mt. Waga in the Ōu Mountains it flows from north to south through the entire length of Nishiwaga Town before turning east through Kitakami City. The River enters the Kitakami River on the south side of the city opposite Mt. Otoko. The headwaters of both the Waga River and its major tributary the are located in geologically active areas that provide hot springs for numerous ''onsen In Japan, are the country's hot springs and the bathing facilities and traditional inns around them. As a volcanically active country, Japan has many onsens scattered throughout all of its major islands. There are approximately 25,000 hot ...''. Located at the head of the Geto River is Geto Onsen and Geto Ski Area, both popular attractions. History left, The Waga River and its tributary Geto River in Iwate Prefecture In prehistoric times the Waga River valley was occupied by the Jōmon people whose artifacts can be f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōu Mountains
The are a mountain range in the Tōhoku region of Honshū, Japan. The range is the longest range in Japan and stretches south from the Natsudomari Peninsula of Aomori Prefecture to the Nasu volcanoes at the northern boundary of the Kantō region. Though long, the range is only about wide. The highest point in the range is Mount Iwate, . The range includes several widely known mountains: Hakkōda Mountains, Mount Iwate, Mount Zaō, Mount Azuma, Mount Yakeishi, and Mount Adatara. Naming These mountains previously formed the boundary between historical provinces of Mutsu (陸奥国) and Dewa (出羽国). The ''kanji'' for the name of the mountain range was created from one ''kanji'' of the two provinces, 奥 and 羽, respectively. Geology The Ōu Mountains began to form in the Pliocene. They sit over the middle of the inner arc of the Northeastern Japan Arc. This is the result of the Pacific Plate subducting under the Okhotsk Plate The Okhotsk Plate is a minor tect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |