, is a river on the main island of
Honshu
, historically called , is the largest and most populous island of Japan. It is located south of Hokkaidō across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyūshū across the Kanmon Straits. The island se ...
in Japan. It flows from the north to the south on the
Kantō plain
The is the largest plain in Japan, and is located in the Kantō region of central Honshū. The total area of 17,000 km2 covers more than half of the region extending over Tokyo, Saitama Prefecture, Kanagawa Prefecture, Chiba Prefecture, ...
, merging with . At 176.7 km in length, it is the longest tributary of Tone-gawa. From ancient times, it has been known to cause floods. The river starts in Kinu swamp in the city of
Nikkō, Tochigi, within
Nikkō National Park
is a national park in the Kantō region, on the main island of Honshū in Japan. The park spreads over three prefectures: Tochigi, Gunma and Fukushima, and was established in 1934.
History
The establishment of Nikkō National Park dates ...
.
See also
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Kinugawa Onsen
is a hot spring resort in the city of Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan. The place is named after the Kinugawa River (literally "angry demon river"), which flows through it.
History
Two hours by train from Tokyo, hot springs were first found in the area i ...
, a
spa town
A spa town is a resort town based on a mineral spa (a developed mineral spring). Patrons visit spas to "take the waters" for their purported health benefits.
Thomas Guidott set up a medical practice in the English town of Bath in 1668. He ...
within Nikkō
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Keno Province
, also known as Kenu Province, is an old province of Japan prior to the Nara Period.Tsunoda, Ryūsaku ''et al.'' (1951). ''Japan in the Chinese Dynastic Histories: Later Han through Ming dynasties,'' p. 18 n25. Keno was located in the area of Toch ...
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(confluence with Tone River)
Rivers of Ibaraki Prefecture
Rivers of Tochigi Prefecture
Rivers of Japan
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