Native name 飛騨川 River system Kiso River Length 148 km Basin area 2,170 km² Mouth Kiso River | River mouth Kiso River Basin size 2,170 km (840 sq mi) Discharge 56.66 m³/s Source Mount Norikura Country Japan | |
 | ||
Main source Mount Norikura
3,026 m (9,928 ft) | ||
Japan gero view of gero town and hida river from the hotel lobby
The Hida River (飛騨川, Hida-gawa) has its source in Mount Norikura (乗鞍岳 Norikura-ga-take) in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It flows from the northern to the southern section of the prefecture before emptying into the Kiso River in Minokamo.
Contents
- Japan gero view of gero town and hida river from the hotel lobby
- Map of Hida gawa Imawatari Kani Gifu Prefecture Japan
- Hida river valley
- Story of Kiyo hime
- River communities
- References
Map of Hida-gawa, Imawatari, Kani, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Hida river valley
Story of Kiyo-hime
The Hida River also features in a popular kabuki play, Musume Dojo-ji. The play tells the story of a maiden, Kiyo-hime, who falls in love with Anchin, a celibate monk living at the Buddhist temple of Dojo-ji on the Kii Peninsula. Unable to control her intense longing for her love, she takes the form of a serpent in order to cross the flooded Hida River. Crossing it, she reverts to her human form. A ceremony is taking place at the monastery to consecrate a temple bell, and she goes to attend it. Kiyo-hime spots the monks and pursues him. The monk hides under the bell placed on the ground. Angered and frustrated at being shunned, Kiyo-hime turns herself into a serpent and coils around the bell until it heats so much that the monk is incinerated.
River communities
The river passes through or forms the boundary of the communities listed below.