The was the main stream of the

Yodo River The , also called the Seta River (瀬田川 ''Seta-gawa'') and the Uji River (宇治川 ''Uji-gawa'') at portions of its route, is the principal river in Osaka Prefecture on Honshu, Japan. The source of the river is Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefectur ...

before 1907, when the current (new) Yodo River was constructed by a normalisation project. Now called the ''Kyū-Yodo River'', it is a major waterway in central

Osaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of ...

and the main drainage of Neyagawa river. The name ''Kyū-Yodo river'' means ''former Yodo river'' in Japanese.

Subdivisions

The name ''Kyū-Yodo River'' is a geological name, locally it is called by subdivision names. From the source to the mouth, it is named as follows:

Ōkawa (river)

This is the name for the section from the Kema Lock to the Tenjimbashi (bridge); the Japanese name is Ōkawa (大川).

Dōjima River

This is the name for the section from the Tenjimbashi (bridge) to the Funatsubashi (bridge) along the north shore of

Nakanoshima is a 3 km long and 50 hectares narrow sandbank in Kita-ku, Osaka city, Japan, that divides the Kyū-Yodo into the Tosabori and Dōjima rivers. Many governmental and commercial offices (including the city hall of Osaka), museums and other ...

Island; the Japanese name is Dōjima-gawa (堂島川).

Tosabori River

This is the name for the section from the Tenjimbashi (bridge) to the Funatsubashi (bridge) along the south shore of

Island; the Japanese name is Tosabori-gawa (土佐堀川).

Ajigawa (river)

This is the name for the section from the Funatsubashi (bridge) to Tempōzan,

Osaka Bay Osaka Bay (大阪湾 ''Ōsaka-wan'' ) is a bay in western Japan. As an eastern part of the Seto Inland Sea, it is separated from the Pacific Ocean by the Kii Channel and from the neighbor western part of the Inland Sea by the Akashi Strait. ...

; the Japanese name is Aji-gawa (安治川).

Points of interest

Points of interest from the source to the mouth. ; Kita ward, Miyakojima ward *

* Kema Lock * Kema Sakuranomiya Park *

OAP Tower Osaka Amenity Park Tower is one of the largest plaza and office developments in Japan, located at the Tenmabashi District in Kita-ku, Osaka, Kita Ward, Osaka. It was built by Mitsubishi Estates in 1994. It displays a collected line of cafes, res ...

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Osaka *National Mint Factory ; Kita ward, Chūō ward *Keihan City Mall (department store) * Minami-Temma Park *

Nakanoshima Park The Nakanoshima Park (中之島公園 ''Nakanoshima kōen'') is the first public park opened by Osaka in 1891, after its foundation as a city. It is located in Kita ward, on the Nakanoshima (中之島) sandbank, lying between Dōjima and Tosabo ...

*Osaka Stock Exchange * Museum of Oriental Ceramics *City Hall *High District Court Osaka branch * Bank of Japan Osaka branch ; Fukushima ward, Kita ward, Nishi ward *

Hotarumachi is a mixed-use redevelopment project in Fukushima-ku ward of Osaka City, Japan, located on the former site of Osaka University Hospital. Facilities *Headquarters of Asahi Broadcasting Corporation *:ABC Hall *Dōjima River Forum (hall) * The ...

National Museum of Art, Osaka is a subterranean Japanese art museum located on the island of Nakanoshima, located between the Dōjima River and the Tosabori River, about 10 minutes west of Higobashi Station in central Osaka. The official Japanese title of the museum tran ...

Osaka Science Museum The is a science museum in Naka-no-shima, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. The museum is located between the Dōjima River and the Tosabori River, above Osaka's subterranean National Museum of Art. Opened in 1989, the museum was constructed to mark th ...

*Rihga Royal Hotel * Osaka International Convention Center *Osaka Central Wholesale Market ; Konohana ward, Minato ward *

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Japan *

Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan The is an aquarium located in the ward of Minato in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, near Osaka Bay. When it first opened, it was the largest public aquarium in the world. It is a member of the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums. The a ...

* Tempōzan

Access

For

area, each station of

Keihan Nakanoshima Line The is a railway line operated by the Keihan Electric Railway in Osaka, Japan. It opened on October 19, 2008, and has a ruling grade of 1 in 25 (4%). Services The following services operate on the Nakanoshima line, with through-running to/from t ...

is nearest. For

and Tempōzan, Metro Ōsakakō Station is nearest. {{DEFAULTSORT:Kyu-Yodo River Rivers of Osaka Prefecture Geography of Osaka Rivers of Japan