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Yasu River
A riverside park along the Yasu River between Moriyama and Yasu.
Native name	野洲川 (Japanese)
Location
Country	Japan
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Suzuka Mountains
Mouth
• location	Lake Biwa
Length	65.25 km (40.54 mi)
Basin size	387 km (149 sq mi)
Basin features
River system	Yodo River

The Yasu River (野洲川, Yasu-gawa) is located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan; it is the largest river to flow into Lake Biwa.

Geography

The Yasu river rises from Mount Gozaisho and flows through Kōka, Konan, Rittō, Moriyama and Yasu. It forked at the lower reaches and made a delta region, but the various forks were combined in 1979.

History

The Tōkaidō, one of the Edo Five Routes which connected east and west Japan during the Edo period, paralleled the river. Post towns along the river included Tsuchiyama-juku, Minakuchi-juku and Ishibe-juku.

The Yasu River also crossed the Nakasendō, another one of the Edo Five Routes, separating Moriyama-juku and Musa-juku.

References

• Kinki Regional Development Bureau Biwako Office (Japanese)

External links

Media related to Yasu River at Wikimedia Commons 35°07′24″N 135°58′25″E / 35.123315°N 135.973556°E / 35.123315; 135.973556 (mouth)

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