• Fuji and the Kuma are regarded as the three most rapid rivers of Japan. Typical rivers of Japan rise from mountainous forests and cut out deep V-shaped...
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    Rivers in Japan are classified according to criteria set by the River Act (河川法, Kasen Hō), which was introduced in 1967. Rivers are classified by the...
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    unfragmented rivers List of longest undammed rivers List of river name etymologies List of rivers by age List of rivers by discharge List of rivers by length...
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    Japan is an island country in East Asia. It is in the northwest Pacific Ocean and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, extending from the Sea...
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    released two Japanese-language albums under the name Scott & Rivers. Rivers Cuomo was born on June 13, 1970, in New York City to Frank Cuomo, of Italian descent...
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    lit. "River of Three Crossings", or the "Sanzu River") is a mythological river in Japanese Buddhist tradition similar to the Chinese concept of Huang...
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    one of the three most rapid rivers of Japan (the other two being the Mogami River and the Fuji River). The Kuma River is classified as class A river, under...
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    Niigata Prefecture and flows into the Sea of Japan, is 367 km (228 mi) long. These are the 10 longest rivers of Japan. The largest freshwater lake is Lake Biwa...
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    The Empire of Japan, also referred to as the Japanese Empire, Imperial Japan, or simply Japan, was the Japanese nation-state that existed from the Meiji...
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    Sugihara and Noma rivers, before continuing south through Ono and Miki, where it is combined with the Tojo, Manganji, and Mishuku rivers. It reaches the...
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  • Asa River (浅川, Asa-kawa) is a tributary of the Tama River in Tokyo, Japan. It is 30.15 km long, flowing from mountains in Hachiōji to the Tama in the...
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    The first human inhabitants of the Japanese archipelago have been traced to the Paleolithic, around 38–39,000 years ago. The Jōmon period, named after...
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    humanoid in form and about the size of a child, inhabiting the ponds and rivers of Japan. Clumsy on land, they are at home in the water, and thrive during the...
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    takes up about 30% of Japan's fishing industry. Among the nearly 300 fish species in the rivers of Japan are native varieties of catfish, chub, herring...
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    of state of Japan. The emperor is defined by the Constitution of Japan as the symbol of the Japanese state and the unity of the Japanese people, his position...
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    specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and Japanese, anime (a term derived from a shortening of the English word animation) describes...
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    into the Sea of Japan. It is designated as a Class A river. The Shinano River has a long history in Honshu, and along with other rivers in the region...
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    River (目黒川, Meguro-gawa) is a river which flows through Tokyo, Japan. Its tributaries include the Kitazawa River and the Karasuyama River. The river flows...
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  • Scott & Rivers is an American Japanese-language musical project by Rivers Cuomo of the band Weezer and Scott Murphy of the band Allister. In 2009, while...
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    The Saba River (佐波川, Sabagawa) is a river located in central Yamaguchi Prefecture, in the San'yō region of western Honshū in Japan. It is also written...
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    Glaciers of Japan Islands of Japan Lakes of Japan Mountains of Japan Volcanoes in Japan Rivers of Japan Waterfalls of Japan Three Views of Japan List of World...
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    The Yura River (由良川, Yuragawa) is a river in Kyoto Prefecture and Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. "由良川とは". Kotobank.jp. Retrieved 2 December 2021. Wikimedia Commons...
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    Castle, considered the most intact Japanese castle, and the Shimanto River, one of the few undammed rivers in Japan. Kōchi Prefecture was historically...
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  • Officially, among Japanese names there are 291,129 different Japanese surnames (姓, sei), as determined by their kanji, although many of these are pronounced...
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    The Maze River (馬瀬川, Maze-gawa) is a river in Japan which originates in Takayama, Gifu. It flows through Gero before emptying into the Hida River. Due to...
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    of Japan include Japanese population, birth and death rates, age distribution, population density, ethnicity, education level, healthcare system of the...
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    Japanese (日本語, Nihongo, [ɲihoŋɡo] ) is the principal language of the Japonic language family spoken by the Japanese people. It has around 120 million...
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  • Miyagi, Japan Yamoto Tamura (born 1979), Japanese national champion figure skater Yamoto River, one of the rivers that forms the Tsurumi River in Japan The...
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    During World War II, Allied forces conducted air raids on Japan from 1942 to 1945, causing extensive destruction to the country's cities and killing between...
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    The Kamo River (鴨川, Kamo-gawa, duck river – see onomastics) is located in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The riverbanks are popular walking spots for residents...
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