Kishigawa

Japanese: 貴志川 - きしがわ

This is a former town area in the southwest of Kinokawa City, in northern Wakayama Prefecture. It is located in the downstream area of the Kishi River, a tributary of the Kinokawa River. In 1955, the four villages of Higashi Kishi, Naka Kishi, Nishi Kishi, and Marusu merged to form a town. In 2005, it merged with the four towns of Uchida, Konagawa, Naka, and Momoyama to form Kinokawa City. The place name is derived from the name of the river. The Kishi River forms a leading gorge, and the area around Okuninushi Shrine in the south is also known as the Kishi River Line, and is known as a famous spot for Genji fireflies. In addition to rice, fruit trees are cultivated. The number of commuters to Wakayama City has increased, and residential development has progressed.

Kishi River

A river in the northern part of Wakayama Prefecture. The largest tributary of the Kinokawa River. It originates from Mount Koya, and in the upper reaches it flows southwestward, meandering along an old fault line, before flowing north through a valley near Nogami in the northwest of Kimino Town, and then joining the Yamada River and the Zakuro River, before flowing into the Kinokawa River in the western part of Kinokawa City. It is about 45 km long. There are traces of a battle for control of the river, and the area around the confluence with the Kinokawa River was once a flood-prone area.

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Japanese:

和歌山県北部，紀の川市南西部の旧町域。紀ノ川の支流貴志川の下流域にある。1955年東貴志村，中貴志村，西貴志村，丸栖村の 4村が合体して町制。2005年打田町，粉河町，那賀町，桃山町の 4町と合体して紀の川市となった。地名は河川名にちなむ。貴志川が先行性の峡谷をなし，南部の大国主神社付近は貴志川ラインとも呼ばれ，ゲンジボタルの名所として知られる。米作のほか果樹の栽培が行なわれる。和歌山市への通勤者が増加し，住宅地化が進んだ。

貴志川
きしがわ

和歌山県北部の川。紀ノ川最大の支流。高野山に源を発し，上流部は古い断層線に沿って穿入蛇行しながら南西に流れ，紀美野町北西部の野上付近の渓谷を経て北流，のち山田川，柘榴川（ざくろがわ）を合わせ，紀の川市西部で紀ノ川に注ぐ。全長約 45km。河川の争奪の跡があり，紀ノ川との合流点付近はかつて洪水常襲地であった。

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