Iga River

Japanese: 伊賀川 - いががわ

A river flowing westward in the northern part of the Ueno Basin in northwest Mie Prefecture. It is the upper reaches of the Kizu River. It is 39 km long. The Tsuge River originating from the southern end of the Suzuka Mountains, the Hattori River originating from the northern part of the Nunobiki Mountains, and the Nagata River join in the mid-west of Iga City to form the Iga River, which then flows westward and joins the Nabari River in Minamiyamashiro Village, Kyoto Prefecture, to form the Kizu River. On the way, there is the scenic Iwakura Gorge in Iga City. The Iga River and the Nagata River are sometimes considered to be the main stream of the Kizu River. In the Edo period, Takasebune boats traveled up Ueno to transport goods from Iga to Kyoto and Osaka. The river basin is the birthplace of Iga rice. The JR Kansai Main Line runs along the river.

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Japanese:

三重県北西部，上野盆地の北部を西流する川。木津川の上流。長さ 39km。鈴鹿山脈南端に発する柘植川，布引山地北部に発する服部川，長田川などが伊賀市中西部で合流して伊賀川となり，さらに西流して京都府南山城村で名張川と合流，木津川となる。途中，伊賀市に岩倉峡の景勝がある。伊賀川，長田川を木津川本流とすることもある。江戸時代，高瀬舟が上野までさかのぼって伊賀の物資を京都や大坂へ運んだ。流域は伊賀米の産地。川沿いに JR関西本線が通じる。

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