The Kinokawa or redundantly Kinokawa River (紀ノ川 or 紀の川, Kinokawa) is a river in Nara and Wakayama Prefecture in Japan. It is called Yoshino River (吉野川, Yoshinogawa) in Nara. It is 136 kilometres (85 mi) long and has a watershed of 1,660 square kilometres (640 sq mi).[1]

Kinokawa River
Kino River, Yoshino River
The Kinokawa in Wakayama city.
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Kinokawa River is located in Japan
Kinokawa River
Native name
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMount Ōdaigahara
Mouth 
 • location
Kii Channel
 • coordinates
34°13′19″N 135°07′41″E / 34.2220453°N 135.1279644°E / 34.2220453; 135.1279644,
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length136 km (85 mi)
Basin size1,660 km2 (640 sq mi)

The river flows from Mount Ōdaigahara to the west. It pours into Kii Channel at Wakayama city.

Geography

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The boundary between Nara prefecture and Mie prefecture is designated as the source. The rainy season helped to create an Alluvial plain. The course of the river often changes, with frequent floods.

Railroad

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The JR West Wakayama Line partly runs in parallel with the river.

History

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Abundant water was useful for human settlement.

It was an area where the Koyasan, Kokawa and Mitsui temples were strong; centralized rule was impossible, until Nobunaga Oda suppressed the Saika Ikki.

The novelist Sawako Ariyoshi titled one of her books after the river.

Reference

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  1. ^ 紀ノ川 [Kinokawa] (in Japanese). Kadokawa. Archived from the original on 8 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.