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 Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the List of cities in Japan, third-most populous city in J ...

and the main drainage of

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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 oth ...

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. I ...

; 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 * Imperial Hotel Osaka *National Mint Factory ; Kita ward, Chūō ward *Keihan City Mall (department store) *

Minami-Temma Park is a public urban park situated at 1 chōme Tenjimbashi in Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. It lies on the north side of the Ōkawa (Kyū-Yodo River) between Temma-bashi bridge and Tenjim-bashi bridge. The park was constructed at the former Temma-Aomono- ...

Nakanoshima Park The 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 sandbank, lying between Dōjima and Tosabori Rivers. The 11 hectare park houses public facilities such as Os ...

*Osaka Stock Exchange *

Museum of Oriental Ceramics A museum is an institution dedicated to displaying or Preservation (library and archive), preserving culturally or scientifically significant objects. Many museums have exhibitions of these objects on public display, and some have private colle ...

*City Hall *High District Court Osaka branch *

Bank of Japan The is the central bank of Japan.Louis Frédéric, Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric. (2005). "Nihon Ginkō" in The bank is often called for short. It is headquartered in Nihonbashi, Chūō, Tokyo, Chūō, Tokyo. The said bank is a corporate entity ...

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 trans ...

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

*Rihga Royal Hotel *

Osaka International Convention Center , also known as , is a convention center in the city of Osaka, Japan. Located adjacent to the convention center is underground Nakanoshima Station (Osaka), Nakanoshima Station served by Keihan Electric Railway Keihan Nakanoshima Line, Nakanoshi ...

*Osaka Central Wholesale Market ; Konohana ward, Minato ward *

Universal Studios Japan is a theme park located in Osaka, Japan. Opened on March 31, 2001, it is one of six Universal Destinations & Experiences, Universal Studios theme parks worldwide and was the first to open outside the United States. The park is owned and operat ...

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, and ...

* Tempōzan

Access

For

area, each station of

Keihan Nakanoshima Line The is a railway line operated by the Keihan Electric Railway in Osaka is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka ...

is nearest. For

and Tempōzan, Metro

Ōsakakō Station is a train station on the Osaka Metro Chūō Line (Osaka), Chūō Line in Minato-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is the stop that serves the Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan aquarium. This station is not to be confused with the unrelated of the located a few hund ...

is nearest.

References

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