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Kyū Yodo River

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Length
  
14 km

Mouth
  
Osaka Bay

Mouth elevation
  
0

Source
  
Yodo River

Country
  
Japan

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Main source
  
Yodo River, at Kema Lock

River mouth
  
Osaka Bay, at Tempozan 0 m (0 ft)

Similar
  
Nakanoshima, Nakanoshima Park, Osaka Central Public Hall, Naniwa Bridge, Mount Tenpō

nakanoshima river cruise night osaka japan


The Kyū-Yodo River (旧淀川, Kyū-Yodo-gawa) was the main stream of the Yodo River 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 and the main drainage of Neyagawa river.

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Map of Aji River, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

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 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 Nakanoshima 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; 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
  • Yodo River
  • 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
  • Nakanoshima
  • Nakanoshima Park
  • 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
  • National Museum of Art, Osaka
  • Osaka Science Museum
  • Rihga Royal Hotel
  • Osaka International Convention Center
  • Osaka Central Wholesale Market
  • Konohana ward, Minato ward
  • Universal Studios Japan
  • Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan
  • Tempōzan
  • Access

    For Nakanoshima area, each station of Keihan Nakanoshima Line is nearest. For Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan and Tempōzan, Metro Ōsakakō Station is nearest.

    References

    Kyū-Yodo River Wikipedia