List of rivers of Japan
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Typical rivers of Japan rise from mountainous forests and cut out deep
The longest river of Japan is the
Hokkaidō
There are 326 rivers in Hokkaido, including 13 class A river systems (1級水系 or 一級河川, ikkyū suikei) designated by the central government.[1][2] The class A rivers are administered by Hokkaidō Regional Development Bureau (北海道開発局, Hokkaidō kaihatsukyoku). There are six class B river systems.[3]
The following table lists the of rivers of Hokkaidō by length. Use the column headers to sort by name, class, or tributary status.
River name | Length | Class | Tributary of | Refs |
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Ishikari (石狩川, Ishikari-gawa) | 268 km (167 mi) | A | [1][2][3][4] | |
Teshio (天塩川, Teshio-gawa) | 256 km (159 mi) | A | [1][2][3][4] | |
Tokachi (十勝川, Tokachi-gawa) | 156 km (97 mi) | A | [1][2][3][4] | |
Kushiro (釧路川, Kushiro-gawa) | 154 km (96 mi) | A | [1][2][3][4] | |
Yūbari (夕張川, Yūbari-gawa) | 136 km (85 mi) | A | Ishikari | [1][2][3][4] |
Mu (鵡川, Mu-kawa) | 135 km (84 mi) | A | [1][2][3][4] | |
Shiribetsu (尻別川, Shiribetsu-gawa) | 126 km (78 mi) | A | [1][2][3][4] | |
Tokoro (常呂川, Tokoro-gawa) | 120 km (75 mi) | A | [1][2][3][4] | |
Abashiri (網走川, Abashiri-gawa) | 115 km (71 mi) | A | [1][2][3][4] | |
Chitose (千歳川, Chitose-gawa) | 108 km (67 mi) | A | Ishikari | [1][2][3][4] |
Saru (沙流川, Saru-gawa) | 104 km (65 mi) | A | [1][2][3][4] | |
Akan (阿寒川, Akan-gawa) | 98 km (61 mi) | B | [1][2][3][4] | |
Yūbetsu (湧別川, Yūbetsu-gawa) | 87 km (54 mi) | A | [1][2][3][4] | |
Shokotsu (渚滑川, Shokotsu-gawa) | 84 km (52 mi) | A | [1][2][3][4] | |
Niikappu (新冠川, Niikappu-gawa) | 80 km (50 mi) | B | [1][2][3][4] | |
Shiribeshi-Toshibetsu (後志利別川, Shiribeshi-Toshibetsu-gawa) | 80 km (50 mi) | A | [1][2][3][4] | |
Shibetsu (標津川, Shibetsu-gawa) | 78 km (48 mi) | B | [1][2][3][4] | |
Toyohira (豊平川, Toyohira-gawa) | 72.5 km (45.0 mi) | A | Ishikari | [1][2][3][4] |
Shizunai (静内川, Shizunai-gawa) | 69.9 km (43.4 mi) | B | [1][2][3][4] | |
Rumoi (留萌川, Rumoi-gawa) | 44 km (27 mi) | A | [1][2][3][4] | |
Koetoi (声問川, Koetoi-gawa) | 41.9 km (26.0 mi) | B | [1][2][3][4] | |
Mitsuishi (三石川, Mitsuishi-gawa) | 31.6 km (19.6 mi) | B | [1][2][3][4] | |
Shikiu (敷生川, Shikiu-gawa) | 22.8 km (14.2 mi) | A | [1][2][3][4] | |
Makomanai (真駒内川, Makomanai-gawa) | 21 km (13 mi) | A | Toyohira | [1][2][3][4] |
Anano (穴の川, Ana-no-kawa) | 9.4 km (5.8 mi) | A | Toyohira | [1][2][3][4] |
Honshu
Rivers are listed by length. Columns can also be sorted by name, class, and tributary status.
River name | Length | Class | Tributary of | Refs |
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Shinano (信濃川, Shinano-gawa) | 367 km (228 mi) | A | [5] | |
Tone (利根川, Tone-gawa) | 322 km (200 mi) | A | [5] | |
Kitakami (北上川, Kitakami-gawa) | 249 km (155 mi) | A | [5] | |
Abukuma (阿武隈川, Abukuma-gawa) | 239 km (149 mi) | A | [5] | |
Kiso (木曽川, Kiso-gawa) | 229 km (142 mi) | A | [5] | |
Mogami (最上川, Mogami-gawa) | 229 km (142 mi) | A | [5] | |
Tenryū (天竜川, Tenryū-gawa) | 213 km (132 mi) | A | [5] | |
Agano (阿賀野川, Agano-gawa) | 210 km (130 mi) | A | [5] | |
Gōnokawa (江の川 or 江川, -gawa) Enokawa River (可愛川, Eno-kawa) |
194 km (121 mi) | A | [5] | |
Kumano (熊野川, Kumano-gawa) Shingu River (新宮川, Shingu-gawa) |
183 km (114 mi) | A | [5] | |
Arakawa (荒川, Arakawa)
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173 km (107 mi) | A | [5] | |
Ōi (大井川, Ōi-gawa) | 168 km (104 mi) | A | [5] | |
Nagara (長良川, Nagara-gawa) | 166 km (103 mi) | A | [5] | |
Hii (斐伊川, Hii-gawa) | 153 km (95 mi) | A | [5] | |
Naka (那珂川, Naka-gawa) | 150 km (93 mi) | A | [5] | |
Yura (由良川, -gawa) | 146 km (91 mi) | A | [5] | |
Asahi (旭川, Asahi-gawa) | 142 km (88 mi) | A | [5] | |
Mabechi (馬淵川, Mabechi-gawa) | 142 km (88 mi) | A | [5] | |
Tama (多摩川, Tama-gawa) | 138 km (86 mi) | A | [5] | |
Kinokawa (紀ノ川 or 紀の川) Yoshino River (吉野川, Yoshino-kawa) |
136 km (85 mi) | A | [5] | |
Yoneshiro (米代川, Yoneshiro-gawa) | 136 km (85 mi) | A | [5] | |
Omono (雄物川, Omono-gawa) | 133 km (83 mi) | A | [5] | |
Yoshii (吉井川, Yoshii-gawa) | 133 km (83 mi) | A | [5] | |
Fuji (富士川, Fuji-kawa) | 128 km (80 mi) | A | [5] | |
Kuji (久慈川, Kuji-gawa) | 124 km (77 mi) | A | [5] | |
Ibi (揖斐川, Ibi-gawa) | 121 km (75 mi) | A | [5] | |
Jinzū (神通川, Jinzū-gawa) | 120 km (75 mi) | A | [5] | |
Yahagi (矢作川, Yahagi-gawa) | 117 km (73 mi) | A | [5] | |
Kuzuryū (九頭竜川, Kuzuryū-gawa) | 116 km (72 mi) | A | [5] | |
Shō (庄川, Shō-gawa) | 115 km (71 mi) | A | [5] | |
Takahashi (高梁川, Takahashi-gawa) | 111 km (69 mi) | A | [5] | |
Sagami (相模川, Sagami-gawa) | 109 km (68 mi) | A | [5] | |
Katsura (桂川, Katsura-gawa) Ōi River (大堰川, Ōi-gawa) |
107 km (66 mi) | A | Yodo | [5] |
Ōta (太田川, Ōta-gawa) | 103 km (64 mi) | A | [5] | |
Iwaki (岩木川, Iwaki-gawa) | 102 km (63 mi) | A | [5] | |
Kizu (木津川, Kizu-gawa) | 99 km (62 mi) | A | Yodo | [5] |
Kako (加古川, Kako-gawa) | 96 km (60 mi) | A | [5] | |
Shōnai (庄内川, Shōnai-gawa)
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96 km (60 mi) | A | [5] | |
Miya (宮川, Miya-gawa) | 91 km (57 mi) | A | [5] | |
Naruse (鳴瀬川, Naruse-gawa) | 89 km (55 mi) | A | [5] | |
Ashida (芦田川, Ashida-gawa) | 86 km (53 mi) | A | [5] | |
Kurobe (黒部川, Kurobe-gawa) | 85 km (53 mi) | A | [5] | |
Kushida (櫛田川, Kushida-gawa) | 85 km (53 mi) | A | [5] | |
Takatsu (高津川, Takatsu-gawa) | 81 km (50 mi) | A | [5] | |
Hino (日野川, Hino-gawa) | 77 km (48 mi) | A | [5] | |
Toyo (豊川, Toyo-gawa) | 77 km (48 mi) | A | [5] | |
Yodo (淀川, Yodo-gawa) Seta River (瀬田川, Seta-gawa) Uji River (宇治川, Uji-gawa) |
75 km (47 mi) | A | [5] | |
Ara (荒川, Ara-kawa) | 73 km (45 mi) | A | [5] | |
Tedori (手取川, Tedori-gawa) | 72 km (45 mi) | A | [5] | |
Aka (赤川, Aka-gawa) | 70 km (43 mi) | A | [5] | |
Ibo (揖保川, Ibo-gawa) | 69.75 km (43.34 mi) | A | [5] | |
Maruyama (円山川, Maruyama-gawa) | 68 km (42 mi) | A | [5] | |
Oyabe (小矢部川, Oyabe-gawa) | 68 km (42 mi) | A | [5] | |
Yamato (大和川, Yamato-gawa) | 68 km (42 mi) | A | [5] | |
Oirase (奥入瀬川, Oirase-gawa) | 67 km (42 mi) | B | ||
Muko (武庫川, Muko-gawa) | 66 km (41 mi) | A | [5] | |
Yasu (野洲川, Yasu-gawa) | 65.25 km (40.54 mi) | A | Yodo | [5] |
Seki (関川, -gawa) | 64 km (40 mi) | A | [5] | |
Takase (高瀬川, Takase-gawa) | 63.7 km (39.6 mi) | A | [5] | |
Koyoshi (子吉川, Koyoshi-gawa) | 61 km (38 mi) | A | [5] | |
Hime (姫川, Hime-gawa) | 60 km (37 mi) | A | [5] | |
Edo (江戸川, Edo-gawa) | 59.5 km (37.0 mi) | A | Tone | [5] |
Oze (小瀬川, Oze-gawa) Kono River (木野川, Kono-gawa) |
59 km (37 mi) | A | [5] | |
Saba (佐波川, Saba-gawa) | 57 km (35 mi) | A | [5] | |
Jōganji (常願寺川, Jōganji-gawa) | 56 km (35 mi) | A | [5] | |
Kumozu (雲出川, Kumozu-gawa) | 55 km (34 mi) | A | [5] | |
Natori (名取川, Natori-gawa) | 55 km (34 mi) | A | [5] | |
Abe (安倍川, Abe-kawa) | 53.3 km (33.1 mi) | A | [5] | |
Sendai (千代川, Sendai-gawa) | 52 km (32 mi) | A | [5] | |
Kano (狩野川, Kano-gawa) | 46 km (29 mi) | A | [5] | |
Sakawa (酒匂川, Sakawa-gawa) | 46 km (29 mi) | A | [5] | |
Kakehashi (梯川, Kakehashi-gawa) | 42 km (26 mi) | A | [5] | |
Suzuka (鈴鹿川, Suzuka-gawa) | 40 km (25 mi) | A | [5] | |
Tenjin (天神川, Tenjin-gawa) | 32 km (20 mi) | A | [5] | |
Kamo (鴨川, Kamo-gawa) | 31 km (19 mi) | A | Yodo | [5] |
Kita (北川, Kita-gawa) | 30 km (19 mi) | A | [5] | |
Kiku (菊川, Kiku-gawa) | 28 km (17 mi) | A | [5] | |
Kanda (神田川, Kanda-gawa) | 24.6 km (15.3 mi) | A | Arakawa
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[5] |
Kibishima (Kibishima-gawa) | 24.1 km (15.0 mi) | A | [5] | |
Sumida (隅田川, Sumida-gawa) | 23.5 km (14.6 mi) | A | Arakawa
|
[5] |
Tsurumi (鶴見川, Tsurumi-gawa) | 22 km (14 mi) | A | [5] | |
Aikawa (相川, Aikawa -gawa) | 4.8 km (3.0 mi) | B | ||
Dōtonbori (道頓堀) | 2.7 km (1.7 mi) | A | Yodo | [5] |
Shikoku
First class rivers under control of Shikoku Regional Bureau (四国地方整備局)
- Yoshino-gawa (吉野川) - Kochi, Ehime, Tokushima, Kagawa
- Naka-gawa (那賀川) - Tokushima
- Doki-gawa (土器川) - Kagawa
- Shigenobu-gawa (重信川) - Ehime
- Hiji-kawa (肱川) - Ehime
- Monobe-kawa (物部川) - Kochi 6
- Niyodo-gawa (仁淀川) - Ehime, Kochi
- Shimanto-gawa (四万十川) - Ehime, Kochi
Kyūshū
First class rivers under control of Kyushu Regional Bureau (九州地方整備局)
- Onga-gawa (遠賀川) - Fukuoka
- Yamakuni-gawa (山国川) - Oita, Fukuoka
- Chikugo-gawa (筑後川) - Kumamoto, Oita, Fukuoka, Saga
- Yabe-gawa (矢部川) - Fukuoka
- Matsuura-gawa (松浦川) - Saga
- Rokkaku-gawa (六角川) - Saga
- Kase-gawa (嘉瀬川) - Saga
- Honmyo-gawa (本明川) - Nagasaki
- Kikuchi-gawa (菊池川) - Kumamoto
- Shira-kawa (白川) - Kumamoto
- Midori-gawa (緑川) - Kumamoto
- Kuma-gawa(球磨川) - Kumamoto
- Ōita-gawa (大分川) - Ōita
- Ōno-gawa (大野川) - Kumamoto, Miyazaki, Ōita
- Banjo-gawa (番匠川) - Ōita
- Gokase-gawa (五ヶ瀬川) - Kumamoto, Ōita, Miyazaki
- Omaru-gawa (小丸川) - Miyazaki
- Ōyodo-gawa (大淀川) - Kagoshima, Kumamoto, Miyazaki
- Sendai-gawa (川内川) - Miyazaki, Kagoshima
- Kimotsuki-gawa (肝属川, 肝付川) - Kagoshima
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "河川概要 北海道開発局" (in Japanese). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "一級河川水系別延長等" (in Japanese). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Japan. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "北海道河川一覧図 - 北海道庁" (PDF) (in Japanese). Hokkaido Prefecture. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "穴の川遊砂地 北海道開発局" (in Japanese). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Japan. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc "1級水系" (in Japanese). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- 全国109の一級水系 (109 of first class rivers; by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Japan)
- 一級水系の河川整備基本方針策定状況(平成21年3月6日現在)(you can see where first class rivers are)
External links
- Rivers of Japan - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT)
- Digital data- by MLIT