Azumigawa

Japanese: 安曇川 - あどがわ

This is the former town area of Takashima City in the northwest of Shiga Prefecture, in the central-southern part of the city. It is located in the middle and lower reaches of the Azumi River, and consists of alluvial plateaus in the northwest and west, and alluvial plains in the east. In 1954, the four towns and villages of Azumi, Hirose, Aoyagi, and Honjo merged to form Azumigawa Town. In 2005, it merged with the five towns and villages of Makino, Imazu, Kutsuki, Takashima, and Shinasahi to form Takashima City. Rice is the main crop, and the town is known for its fan ribs, which are used to make Kyoto folding fans. Takashima inkstones and Unpei brushes are also well known. The textile industry is also active. Tanaka, the central settlement, developed after the Kojaku Railway Station was opened in 1929. Minami-Funaki, in the lower reaches, was a lumber market during the Muromachi period, and was a distribution center for lumber sent down the Azumi River. Kitafunagi is home to a Mikuriya restaurant, which has the privilege of engaging in river fishing. Even today, small sweetfish and lotus are caught in traps. The stream is home to the remains of Nakae Toju's Toju Shoin (a nationally designated historic site) and Toju Shrine. The eastern shore of Lake Biwa is part of Lake Biwa Quasi-National Park, and the upper reaches of the Azumi River belong to the Kutsuki-Katsura River Prefectural Natural Park.

Azumigawa

A river in the west of Shiga Prefecture. It originates near Hanase Pass and Momoi Pass in Kyoto Prefecture, flows north along the Hanaori Fault (→ Hanaori Pass) on the west side of the Hira Mountains in the valley of Kutsuki in the southwest of Takashima City, joins the Harihata River and Aso River along the way, flows east, forms a delta at the mouth of the river, and empties into the west shore of Lake Biwa. The total length is 58 km. It is the largest river on the west side of the lake. National Route 367 runs upstream to Kyoto. During the Edo period, timber from the upper reaches was washed down from Kutsuki and collected in Funaki at the mouth of the river. Bamboo from the bamboo grove on the midstream bank was used for fan ribs, and the Yanari fishing method downstream is known as a unique fishing method. Kita-Funaki at the mouth of the river is a major fishing area for small sweetfish for release. The upper reaches belong to the Kutsuki-Katsura River Prefectural Natural Park.

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Japanese:

滋賀県北西部，高島市中南部の旧町域。安曇川の中・下流域にあり，北西および西部の洪積台地と東部の沖積平野からなる。1954年安曇町，広瀬村，青柳村，本庄村の 4町村が合体して安曇川町が成立。2005年マキノ町，今津町，朽木村，高島町，新旭町の 5町村と合体して高島市となった。米作を主とし，京扇子になる扇骨を特産。ほかに高島硯，雲平筆も知られている。繊維工業も行なわれる。中心集落の田中は 1929年江若鉄道（こうじゃくてつどう）の駅開設後に発展したところ。下流域の南舟木は室町時代に材木座があり，安曇川流送の木材集散地であった。北舟木には御厨があり，河川漁業の特権をもち，今日も簗による小アユ，ハス漁が行なわれる。小川には中江藤樹の藤樹書院跡（国指定史跡）や藤樹神社がある。東方の琵琶湖岸一帯は琵琶湖国定公園に，安曇川上流は朽木・葛川県立自然公園に属する。

安曇川
あどがわ

滋賀県西部の川。京都府の花背峠，百井峠付近に発し，比良山地西側の花折断層（→花折峠）に沿って高島市南西部朽木の谷を北流，途中で針畑川，麻生川を合わせて東流し，河口に三角州をつくって琵琶湖西岸に注ぐ。全長 58km。湖西第一の川。川をさかのぼって，国道367号線が京都に通じる。江戸時代，上流域の木材が朽木から流送されて，河口の舟木に集められた。中流護岸堤の竹藪のタケは扇骨に用いられ，下流の簗漁（やなりょう）は特異な漁法として知られる。河口の北舟木は放流用小アユの有数の漁獲地。上流域は朽木・葛川県立自然公園に属する。

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