Fuji River
The Fuji River (富士川, Fujikawa or Fujigawa) flows from Yamanashi Prefecture to Shizuoka Prefecture in Japan. It is 128 km long and has a drainage area of 3990 km². With the Mogami River and the Kuma River, it is regarded as one of the three most rapid flows of Japan. This river is not well known by people over the world. It is near Mount Fuji.
| Fuji River | |
|---|---|
| Length | 128 km (80 mi) |
| Mouth elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
In 1927, the Fuji River was recognized as one of the 100 Landscapes of Japan which best showed Japan and its culture in the Shōwa period.[1]
Fuji River Media
- Kanbara Gyosho Tokaido.jpg
Kanbara: View of the Fuji River from Iwafuchi (Kanbara, Iwafuchi yori Fujikawa o miru zu), from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô gojûsan tsugi no uchi), also known as the Gyôsho Tôkaidô
References
- ↑ Japan Ministry of the Environment, 日本八景(昭和2年)の選定内容 (in Japanese); retrieved 2012-3-30.
