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The is a tributary of the
Kiso River located in
Gifu and
Mie Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Mie Prefecture has a population of 1,781,948 () and has a geographic area of . Mie Prefecture is bordered by Gifu Prefecture to the north, Shiga Prefecture and Kyoto Prefectur ...
s in Japan. Along with the
Nagara and Kiso rivers, the Ibi is the third of the
Kiso Three Rivers
The refers to the three major rivers that make up the alluvial plain area of the Nōbi Plain of Japan. The three rivers are the Kiso River, the Ibi River and the Nagara River. Given their location, they are sometimes referred to as the Nōbi ...
of the
Nōbi Plain
The is a large plain in Japan that stretches from the Mino area of southwest Gifu Prefecture to the Owari area of northwest Aichi Prefecture, covering an area of approximately . . It is one of Japan's first-class rivers. The former
Tōkaidō post station of
Kuwana-juku
280px, Map showing the routes between Kuwana-juku and Miya-juku
280px, Shichiri no watashi torii
was the forty-second of the fifty-three stations ('' shukuba'') of the Tōkaidō connecting Edo with Kyoto in Edo period Japan. It was located ...
was located on the western banks of this river during the
Edo period
The or is the period between 1603 and 1867 in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional '' daimyo''. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengoku period, the Edo period was characte ...
.
Geography
The Ibi River has its source in
Mount Kanmuri,
[Tokuyama Dam and the Ibi River](_blank)
. Japan Water Agency. Accessed June 27, 2008. which is located in the town of
Ibigawa
is a town located in Ibi District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 21,319 in 8,015 households and a population density of 27 persons per km2, in 8,032 households. The total area of the town was .
Geography
Ib ...
in Gifu Prefecture, and from there flows south. During its course, it temporarily merges with the Kiso and Nagara Rivers. In the city of
Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, it finally joins with the Nagara River for good and continues flowing until
Ise Bay
is a bay located at the mouth of the Kiso Three Rivers between Mie and Aichi Prefectures in Japan. Ise Bay has an average depth of and a maximum depth of . The mouth of the bay is and is connected to the smaller Mikawa Bay by two channels: ...
.
River communities
Gifu Prefecture
Anpachi,
Gōdo,
Ibigawa
is a town located in Ibi District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 21,319 in 8,015 households and a population density of 27 persons per km2, in 8,032 households. The total area of the town was .
Geography
Ib ...
,
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Places
* Ikeda, Osaka i ...
,
Kaizu
Kiso Sansen Park Center
is a city located in Gifu, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 34,960, and a population density of 310 persons per km2, in 12,167 households. The total area of the city was . Most of the city is located at sea ...
,
Mizunami
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Ōno
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* Ono Island (Fiji)
Israel
* Kiryat Ono
* Ono, Benjamin, ancient site
Italy
* Ono San Pietro
Ivory Coast
* Ono, Ivory Coast, a village in Comoé District
Japan
* Ōno Castle, Fukuoka
* ...
,
Ōgaki
Ōgaki Castle
is a city located in Gifu, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 161,539, and a population density of 782 persons per km2 in 65,931 households. The total area of the city was . Ōgaki was the final destination for the h ...
,
Wanouchi,
Yōrō
was a after ''Reiki'' and before '' Jinki.'' This period spanned the years from November 717 through February 724. The reigning empress was .
Change of era
* 717 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previou ...
Mie Prefecture
Kuwana
Additional notes
* Every year, on the second Sunday of November, there is a marathon in Ibigawa, which goes along the river's shores.
[Ibigawa Marathon Public Site](_blank)
Ibigawa Marathon Committee. Accessed September 18, 2007.
* Kuwana is considered the meeting point between
Kansai dialect
The is a group of Japanese dialects in the Kansai region (Kinki region) of Japan. In Japanese, is the common name and it is called in technical terms. The dialects of Kyoto and Osaka are known as , and were particularly referred to as suc ...
and
Nagoya dialect
The is a Japanese dialect spoken in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. In a wide sense, Nagoya dialect means the dialect in the western half of the prefecture (formerly part of Owari Province), and in that case, it is also called Owari dialect (尾張 ...
.
References
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Rivers of Mie Prefecture
Rivers of Gifu Prefecture
Rivers of Japan