Kyū-Yodo River
The Kyū-Yodo River was the main stream of the Yodo River before 1907, when the current 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
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 ; the Japanese name is Ōkawa.Dōjima River
This is the name for the section from the Tenjimbashi to the Funatsubashi along the north shore of Nakanoshima Island; the Japanese name is Dōjima-gawa.Tosabori River
This is the name for the section from the Tenjimbashi to the Funatsubashi along the south shore of Nakanoshima Island; the Japanese name is Tosabori-gawa.Ajigawa (river)
This is the name for the section from the Funatsubashi to Tempōzan, Osaka Bay; the Japanese name is Aji-gawa.Points of interest
Points of interest from the source to the mouth.;Kita ward, Miyakojima ward
- Yodo River
- Kema Lock
- Kema Sakuranomiya Park
- OAP Tower
- Imperial Hotel Osaka
- National Mint Factory
- Keihan City Mall
- Minami-Temma Park
- Nakanoshima
- Nakanoshima Park
- Osaka Stock Exchange
- Museum of Oriental Ceramics
- City Hall
- High District Court Osaka branch
- Bank of Japan Osaka branch
- Hotarumachi
- National Museum of Art, Osaka
- Osaka Science Museum
- Rihga Royal Hotel
- Osaka International Convention Center
- Osaka Central Wholesale Market
- Universal Studios Japan
- Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan
- Tempōzan
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