Izumo Okawa - Izumo Okawa

Japanese: 出雲大川 - いずものおおかわ
Izumo Okawa - Izumo Okawa

...The total drainage area of ​​the river is 2070 km2, covering almost the entire Izumo region. In ancient times, it was called the Hino River or the Izumo Okawa River, and the upper reaches are said to be the setting of the Yamata no Orochi myth. The lower reaches form the Izumo Plain, and in the time of the Izumo no Kuni Fudoki, it flowed into Taisha Bay, but after several floods it gradually began to flow eastward, and by 1639 (Kan'ei 16) it had completely flowed into Lake Shinji. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Izumo Okawa" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…全流域面積2070km2は,出雲地方のほとんど全部を覆う広さである。古くは簸(ひの)川,出雲大川とも呼ばれ,上流部は八岐大蛇(やまたのおろち)神話の舞台とされる。下流部は出雲平野を形成しており,《出雲国風土記》の時代には大社湾に注いでいたが,のち数度の洪水でしだいに東流するようになり,1639年(寛永16)には完全に宍道湖へ流入するに至った。…

※「出雲大川」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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