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  • Nagaragawa River
    Travel / Tourism
    Gifu Prefecture
    A river which flows through the center of Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture and which has been selected as one of the 100 most renowned waterways in the country. The river has been featured in songs by Goro Noguchi and Hiroshi Itsuki and also appeared in a novel by Yasunari Kawabata. A walking path is maintained which leads upriver from the NagarabashiBridge, and during the cormorant fishing season, visitors can watch the action up close from here while Gifu Castle, lit up with large floodlights, looms in the background. Some 400 Yoshino cherries grow on the left bank of the river, and when the trees are in full bloom in early April, crowding the shoreline, the area bustles with visitors come to see the blossoms.
    Nagaragawa River image
  • Kamikochi Shimizu River
    Travel / Tourism
    Nagano Pref. Matsumotoshi Adumi Kamikouchi
    A river flowing through Azumi Kamikochi, Matsumoto City. The river's waters come from an underground source fed by waters falling on Mt. Roppyaku on the south-east side of Kamikochi; extremely clear, visitors can view char swimming in the river as well as Ranunculus nipponicus and other plants which only grow in clean streams. Because the waters never become dirty or dry up, the river is also used as a drinking water source.
    Kamikochi Shimizu River image
  • Yubiso River
    Travel / Tourism
    Gunma Tone-gun Minakamimachi Yubiso Hoka
    Yubiso River image
  • Dojimagawa
    Travel / Tourism
    Osaka Osaka-shi Kita-ku Nakanoshima Hoka
    Dojimagawa image
  • Nakagawa
    Travel / Tourism
    Fukuoka Fukuoka-shi Hakata-ku Nakasu Hoka
    Nakagawa image
  • Kisogawa Watashiba Walkway
    Travel / Tourism
    Gifu Kani-shi Dota 2663
    Kisogawa Watashiba Walkway image
  • Fuki Dori Kawa
    Travel / Tourism
    Okinawa Ishigaki-shi Nosoko
    Fuki Dori Kawa image
  • Tone Canal
    Travel / Tourism
    Chiba Nagareyama-shi Kashiwa-shi Noda-shi Hoka
    Tone Canal image
  • Old Kamogawa Riverside
    Travel / Tourism
    Tottori Yonago-shi Tenjinmachi Area
    Old Kamogawa Riverside image
  • Kamokamo River
    Travel / Tourism
    Hokkaido Sapporo-shi Chuo-ku
    A river running through the heart of Sapporo City. In spring, visitors can take in the cherry trees blooming along its banks. A recommended walking destination, colored carp swim in its waters.
    Kamokamo River image
  • Misasa Onsen, Misasa River Fireflies
    Travel / Tourism
    Tottori Tohaku-gun Misasacho Misasa
    Nearly 800-year-old Misasa Onsen is famous for its fireflies. You can see the wild genjibotaru species lighting up the night along the banks of the Mitoku River flowing from the hot spring town. The best time to visit is from early to mid-June. Good spots to view the fireflies include the walkway along the river and Firefly Brook, part of the Furusato Kenko-Mura facility. In season an indoor firefly exhibit is set up so you can enjoy them even when it rains.
    Misasa Onsen, Misasa River Fireflies image
  • Funabiki Canal
    Travel / Tourism
    Shimane Oki-gun Nishinoshimacho Mita
    A canal connecting the inner sea's Mita Bay with its mountainous coast to the outer Sea of Japan. 340 meters long and 5.5 meters wide, it was built in 1914 and 1915. The area gets the name Funagoshi from the fact the boats were pulled over land from the inner sea to the outer sea until the canal was built. This major development linking the two bodies of water over the shortest possible distance brought major changes to fishing, industry, and life on the island. Major renovations widened it even further in 1964, and now fishing and sightseeing boats coming and going on the canal are a common sight on Nishinoshima.
    Funabiki Canal image
  • The Fireflies of the Aka River Basin in Daito-cho
    Travel / Tourism
    Shimane Unnan-shi Daitocho
    A colony of genjibotaru fireflies, also known as Akagawa fireflies. Tradition says about 250 years ago Matsudaira Harusato, the 7th feudal lord of the Matsue Domain, brought the fireflies from Kyoto and released them along the Akagawa River. You can still see them sparkling in the night today. They're at their best just after 8 p.m. from late May to late June. A one-meter wide, 100-meter long stone dike on the Akagawa River helps maintain a firefly-friendly environment. Besides Akagawa Hotaru Park, you can also see their faint light at Daito Tanabata Park and near Ayogawa Bridge.
  • Horikawa Canal
    Travel / Tourism
    Miyazaki Nichinan-shi Nishimachi 7
    This canal connects the mouth of the Hiroto River to Aburatsu Port. The canal, built on the order of Obi Domain lord Ito Sukezane in 1686, took around two years to complete. Aburatsu has flourished since ancient times as a key port. The canal was built by Obi Domain to efficiently transport Obi cedar and serves as a symbol of Aburatsu. At the time it was built, canal excavation was no easy task, and it is said that digging out the bedrock below the vicinity of Ahiratsu Shrine was particularly difficult. The canal is about a 15-minute walk from Aburatsu Station. Today, the canal is used as a shooting location for movies, and as a shelter for fishing boats during typhoons.
    Horikawa Canal image
  • Isuzu River
    Travel / Tourism
    Mie Ise-shi Ujitachicho 1
    "This river is formed by the confluence of the two streams of the Shimaji River. Flowing from Mt. Kamiji, the river flows through the grounds of the Ise Jingu shrine before emptying into the ocean off of Futamigaura. According to legend, long ago the princess Yamatohime-no-Mikoto washed dirt from the hem of her skirt in this river, and thus it is also known as the ""Mimosuso River"" (""Skirt Washing River""). Down beyond the slope of the approach to Ise Jingu's inner shrine area, you can see a large washing area on the river paved with stones said to have been donated by Keishoin, mother of the shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi. Here visitors can purify themselves in the same way as can be done at the fountain washing areas many Shinto shrines provide. It is said the water flowing through the washing area symbolizes purity."
  • Nakajima Park Meisui River Pool
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Oita Taketa-shi Nyuta Nakajimakoen
    This pool facility, located in Nakajima Park a 15-minute drive from Bungo-Taketa Station, is situated along and makes use of the Ogata River. The facility also makes use of water from Kawauda Spring located just across Prefectural Route 8, making it very cool and pleasant even on the hottest days. The facility opens in summer each year and can be used free of charge. It is replete with a pool with a slide and a toddler pool. In addition, there are changing rooms on the river's sandbar. The facility bustles with families with children and other visitors during the season.
  • Nakashima River
    Travel / Tourism
    Nagasaki Nagasaki-shi Uonomachi
    "The river flows through Nagasaki City, and there are many stone bridges along the river, including ""Megane-bashi Bridge,"" a stone bridge designated as a national important cultural property built in 1634, and the ""Nakajima River Stone Bridge Group."" Many of the more than ten stone bridges were lost due to flood damage in the late Showa Period, but ""Momokeibashi Bridge"" and ""Fukuro-bashi Bridge"" were restored."
  • Canyons Okutama
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    5.0
    64 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Tokyo Nishitamagunokutamamachi Kawai 54-1

    The guides (Rodrigo & Fergus) were amazing! So much fun and even though it was rainy they still made sure we had a great time!

  • Jizogawa baikamo
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    4.0
    8 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Shiga Pref. Maibarashi Samegai

    例え咲く季節であっても気象条件によって、前日とかに大雨が降ったり増水したりすると梅花藻は現れてくれません。本来の見頃は毎年７月下旬から８月下旬頃らしい。

  • School Hashi Kawara
    Travel / Tourism
    Saitama Hiki-gun Ranzanmachi Okura 664
Travel / Tourism Nature River River

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