Fuji and the Kuma are regarded as the three most rapid rivers of Japan. Typical rivers of Japan rise from mountainous forests and cut out deep V-shaped...

Rivers in Japan are classified according to criteria set by the River Act (河川法, Kasen Hō), which was introduced in 1967. Rivers are classified by the...

unfragmented rivers List of longest undammed rivers List of river name etymologies List of rivers by age List of rivers by discharge List of rivers by length...

lit. "River of Three Crossings", or the "Sanzu River") is a mythological river in Japanese Buddhist tradition similar to the Chinese concept of Huang...

Asa River (浅川, Asa-kawa) is a tributary of the Tama River in Tokyo, Japan. It is 30.15 km long, flowing from mountains in Hachiōji to the Tama in the...

one of the three most rapid rivers of Japan (the other two being the Mogami River and the Fuji River). The Kuma River is classified as class A river, under...

Shakujii rivers. It passes through the Kita, Adachi, Arakawa, Sumida, Taitō, Kōtō and Chūō wards of Tokyo. What is now known as the "Sumida River" was previously...

humanoid in form and about the size of a child, inhabiting the ponds and rivers of Japan. Clumsy on land, they are at home in the water, and thrive during the...

Sugihara and Noma rivers, before continuing south through Ono and Miki, where it is combined with the Tojo, Manganji, and Mishuku rivers. It reaches the...

Japan is an island country in East Asia. It is in the northwest Pacific Ocean and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, extending from the Sea...