The Nakamura River (中村川, Nakamura-gawa) is a river located in Aomori Prefecture of Japan. Taking its source in the city of Hirosaki, it winds at the foot of Mount Iwaki before jumping into the Sea of Japan, in Ajigasawa.

Nakamura River
Native name中村川 (Japanese)
Location
CountryJapan
RegionTōhoku
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationHirosaki, Aomori
 • coordinates40°33′53″N 140°10′48″E / 40.56472°N 140.18000°E / 40.56472; 140.18000
MouthSea of Japan
 • location
Ajigasawa, Aomori
 • coordinates
40°46′48″N 140°13′15″E / 40.78000°N 140.22083°E / 40.78000; 140.22083
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length44.9 km (27.9 mi)
Basin size149 km2 (58 sq mi)

Geography edit

At 44.9 km long, the Nakamura River flows in the west of Aomori Prefecture, on the island of Honshū, in Japan. It rises on the slopes of a wooded hill: Shiheimori (641.7 m),[1] located in the west of the city of Hirosaki.[2] Leaving Hirosaki, its course heads north, at the foot of the western slope of Mount Iwaki. It crosses, from south to north, the north of the town of Ajigasawa, before flowing into the Sea of Japan.[1]

The Nakamura river watershed covers an area of 149 km2. Streams and rivers meandering on the western slope of the Iwaki volcano feed it.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (ed.). "GSI Maps". www.gsi.go.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 January 2019..
  2. ^ a b Aomori Prefecture 2008, p. 1.

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