Odagawa

It is a tributary of the Takahashi River that flows through western Okayama Prefecture. It originates in Jinsekikogen Town, Jinseki County, Hiroshima Prefecture, flows southeast into Okayama Prefecture, and joins the Takahashi River at the border between Sakatsu and Mabi Towns in Kurashiki City, and Kiyone in Soja City. It is 74.3 kilometers long, and 32 kilometers of it is within Hiroshima Prefecture. The river basin has been open since ancient times, and remains of the jori system remain. The old Sanyo Road ran along the river, and cities such as Yakage and Ibara developed there. Until the Meiji period, there was boat transport all the way to Ibara.

[Kitagawa Kenji]

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岡山県西部を流れる高梁(たかはし)川の支流。広島県神石(じんせき)郡神石高原町に発し、南東流して岡山県に入り、倉敷市酒津、同市真備(まび)町、総社市清音(きよね)の境界で高梁川に合流する。延長74.3キロメートル。広島県内32キロメートル。流域は古くから開け、条里制の遺構が残る。川に沿って旧山陽道が走り、矢掛(やかげ)、井原(いばら)などの都市が発達した。明治時代までは井原まで舟運があった。

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