Okawa (formerly Yodo River) - Okawa

Japanese: 大川(旧淀川) - おおかわ
Okawa (formerly Yodo River) - Okawa

…A river that flows from east to west through the center of Osaka City, and is part of the Okawa River (formerly the Yodo River). The Okawa River splits into the Dojima River to the north and the Tosabori River to the south across Nakanoshima, flows westward, merges, and then splits again into the Aji River and Kizu River.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Okawa (formerly Yodogawa)" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…大阪市の都心を東から西に流れる河川で,大川(旧淀川)の一部をさす。大川は中之島を挟んで北の堂島川と南の土佐堀川に分かれ,西流して合体したあと,再び安治川と木津川に分流する。…

※「大川(旧淀川)」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。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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