Kyū-Yodo River

Kyū-Yodo River
Basin
Main source Yodo River, at Kema Lock
34°43′15″N 135°30′59″E / 34.72083°N 135.51639°E / 34.72083; 135.51639
River mouth Osaka Bay, at Tempozan
34°39′31″N 135°25′51″E / 34.65861°N 135.43083°E / 34.65861; 135.43083Coordinates: 34°39′31″N 135°25′51″E / 34.65861°N 135.43083°E / 34.65861; 135.43083
Mouth elevation 0m
Country Osaka City, Japan
Physiognomy
Length 13.83km

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.

The name Kyū-Yodo river means former Yodo river in Japanese.

Subdivisions

Map of the Dojima River section of the then-Yodo River around 1570

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

Dojima 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
Kita ward, Chūō ward
Fukushima ward, Kita ward, Nishi ward
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Konohana ward, Minato ward

Access

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

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