Imizu River

Japanese: 射水川 - いみずがわ
Imizu River

…In the lower reaches, the river forms a vast alluvial fan (the Tonami Plain), and a magnificent sea valley offshore at the river mouth. In the past, the river was called the Imizu River together with the Oyabe River that runs parallel to the west side. The upper reaches carve deep valleys, and mountain villages such as Shirakawa-go and Gokayama were isolated for a long time, but they gradually opened up due to the development of power sources that utilize the abundant water. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the Imizu River is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…下流部で広大な扇状地(砺波(となみ)平野),河口沖合にみごとな海谷を形成する。古くは西側を並行して流れる小矢部川を合わせ射水(いみず)川と呼ばれていた。上流は深い谷を刻み,白川郷や五箇山(ごかやま)などの山村は長い間隔絶された地域であったが,豊富な水量を利用する電源開発によってしだいに開けた。…

※「射水川」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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