Kamo River - Kamogawa

Japanese: 賀茂川∥鴨川 - かもがわ

It is one of the Yodo River system and flows through Kyoto City. Its source is Kumogahata in Kita Ward, where it joins the Kurama River to enter the Kyoto Basin, then joins the Takano River and flows south through the city, then turns southwest and joins the Katsura River. It is 31 km long and has a drainage area of 209 km2. The Kamo River is written as Kamogawa River up to the confluence with the Takano River, and Kamogawa River downstream. It forms an alluvial fan from Hiiragi-no in Kamigamo, which is the outlet into the Kyoto Basin, to the south, and much of the river water flows underground and becomes the source of water for wells in Kyoto City. Kamogawara is famous for its purification rituals, battlefields, and execution sites, but from the end of the Middle Ages to the early modern period it became a square where common people gathered, and entertainment districts with theaters and show tents were formed in Shijogawara and Gojogawara.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

淀川水系の一つで，京都市内を流れる河川。源流は北区雲ヶ畑で，鞍馬川を合わせて京都盆地に入り，次いで高野川を合して市街地の中を南下し，さらに南西方向に転じて桂川に合流する。延長31km，流域面積209km2。高野川との合流点までを賀茂川，それより下流を鴨川と書く。京都盆地への流出口にあたる上賀茂の柊野（ひいらぎの）から南へ扇状地をつくり，河水の多くは伏流して京都市街の井戸の水源となっている。鴨河原はみそぎ祓（はらい）の神事や合戦場，処刑場として著名であるが，中世末から近世にかけては庶民の集まる広場となり，芝居･見世物小屋が並ぶ歓楽街が四条河原，五条河原に形成された。

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