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The '''Kitakami''' is a river that flows through [[Iwate Prefecture|Iwate]] and [[Miyagi Prefecture|Miyagi]] Prefectures in northern [[Japan]]. At 249 km in length it is the longest river in [[Tohoku]]. The Kitakami River is also one of the cleanest rivers in Japan. |
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== Tributaries == |
== Tributaries == |
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In Iwate Prefecture from north to south showing from which direction the water flows and the city where it empties into the Kitakami River. |
In Iwate Prefecture from north to south showing from which direction the water flows and the city where it empties into the Kitakami River. |
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Revision as of 13:14, 25 August 2010
The Kitakami is a river that flows through Iwate and Miyagi Prefectures in northern Japan. At 249 km in length it is the longest river in Tohoku. The Kitakami River is also one of the cleanest rivers in Japan.
Tributaries
In Iwate Prefecture from north to south showing from which direction the water flows and the city where it empties into the Kitakami River.
- Tanto-gawa - from the east (Iwate)
- Matsu-gawa - from the west (Hachimantai)
- Nakatsu-gawa - from the east (Morioka)
- Shizukuishi-gawa - from the west (Morioka)
- Iwasaki-gawa - from the west (Shiwa)
- Takina-gawa - from the west (Shiwa)
- Kuzumaru-gawa - from the west (Hanamaki)
- Hienuki-gawa - from the east (Hanamaki)
- Sarugaishi-gawa - from the east (Hanamaki)
- Se-gawa - from the west (Hanamaki)
- Toyosawa-gawa - from the west (Hanamaki)
- Waga-gawa - from the west (Kitakami)
- Isawa-gawa - from the west (Ōshū)
- Hirose-gawa - from the east (Ōshū)
- Hitokabe-gawa - from the east (Ōshū)
- Koromo-gawa - from the west (Hiraizumi)
- Iwai-gawa - from the west (Ichinoseki)
- Kitetsu-gawa - from the north (Ichinoseki)
- Senmaya-gawa - from the east (Ichinoseki)
- Kinomi-gawa - from the east (Fujisawa)
- Kinryu-gawa - from the west (Ichinoseki)
Popular culture
In Varan the Unbelievable, the movie's title villain was a native of the Kitakami River.
External links
38°34′36″N 141°27′36″E / 38.576719°N 141.460111°E (mouth) 38°24′27″N 141°18′49″E / 38.407483°N 141.313667°E (former mouth)
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