Kamiyagawa River

A river that flows south through the western part of Kyoto city. It originates in Takagamine, Kita Ward, and flows into the Katsura River at Kisshoin, Minami Ward. It is a small river with a total length of about 14 kilometers. During the Heian period, paper makers lived near Kitano, and paper was made for the Imperial Court under the management of Kamiyain, so the river was called Kamiya River, but nowadays the river south of Senzoku-cho, Takagamine is also called Tenjin River. Also, on the riverbank near Kitano Tenmangu Shrine, remains an earthen wall built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

[Takeo Oda]

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京都市街の西部を南流する川。北区鷹峯(たかがみね)に源流し、南区吉祥院(きっしょういん)で桂(かつら)川に流入する。全長約14キロメートルの小河川。平安時代には北野付近に紙師が居住し、紙屋院(かみやいん)の管理のもとに朝廷用の紙漉(かみす)きが行われたので紙屋川と称するが、現在は鷹峯千束(せんぞく)町以南は天神川ともよばれる。また北野天満宮付近の河畔には豊臣(とよとみ)秀吉のつくった御土居(おどい)が残る。

［織田武雄］

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