Shogawa

Japanese: 庄川 - しょうがわ

A river that flows through the western part of Gifu and Toyama prefectures and empties into Toyama Bay. It is 115km long. It originates from Mount Eboshi (1625m) in the northwest of Gifu prefecture, cuts deeply into the Hida mountain range, flows north, leaves the mountains near Kanaya in the south of Tonami city, forms the Tonami Plain, and flows further north before emptying into Toyama Bay at Imizu city. The river water is supplied to the irrigation canals of the Tonami Plain in a capillary manner from the Shogawa-Aguchi Dam, which was built in 1940 at the intake point in Kanaya. The Shogawa Gorge is known for its beautiful valley and hot springs. It has a wealth of hydroelectric power, and there are many dams such as Miboro Dam, Hatogaya Dam, Tsubakihara Dam, Soyama Dam, and Komaki Dam. The construction of the dams has reduced the transport of sediment, and the riverbed downstream has dropped significantly. The upstream areas of Shirakawa-go in Gifu prefecture and Gokayama in Toyama prefecture are known for their Gassho-zukuri houses.

Shogawa

This is the former town area in the southern part of Tonami City, in the western part of Toyama Prefecture. It is located where the Shogawa River flows into the Tonami Plain. In 1952, the four villages of Higashiyamami, Aoshima, Okami, and Taneda were merged to form the town. In 2004, it was merged with Tonami City. Kanaya, the central area, occupies the apex of the alluvial fan and has long been a valley-mouth settlement leading to Gokayama upstream of the Shogawa River, and has developed as a town for the collection and distribution of driftwood from the Hida Mountains, as well as a lumber and woodworking town. Drifting timber disappeared with the completion of Komaki Dam in 1930, but plain woodwork made from zelkova, horse chestnut, and pine has been passed down as a traditional craft. The former Taneda Village area is a producer of high-quality rice seeds. It is known for the Shogawa Gorge and Shogawa Onsen, and is also a tourist base for Gokayama.

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Japanese:

岐阜県と富山県の西部を貫流して富山湾に注ぐ川。全長 115km。岐阜県北西部にある烏帽子岳 (1625m) に発し，飛騨山地を深く刻み北流，砺波市南部の金屋付近で山地を出て砺波平野を形成し，さらに北流して射水市で富山湾に注ぐ。河水は 1940年に建設された金屋の取水口の庄川合口ダムから毛細管状に砺波平野の灌漑用水路に供給されている。庄川峡は渓谷美と温泉で知られる。包蔵水力が豊富で，御母衣ダム，鳩ヶ谷ダム，椿原ダム，祖山ダム，小牧ダムなど多くのダムがある。ダム建設の影響で土砂の運搬が減じ，下流の河床低下が著しい。上流部の岐阜県白川郷や富山県五箇山は合掌造の民家などで知られている。

庄川
しょうがわ

富山県西部，砺波市南部の旧町域。庄川が砺波平野に出る地点にある。 1952年東山見 (ひがしやまみ) 村，青島村，雄神 (おかみ) 村，種田村の4村が合体して町制。 2004年砺波市と合体。中心地区の金屋は扇状地の扇頂部を占め，古くから庄川上流の五箇山に通じる谷口集落として，また飛騨山地からの流材の集散，および製材，木工の町として発展してきた。 1930年に完成した小牧ダムによって流材は姿を消したが，ケヤキ，トチノキ，マツを材料にした白木地模様の木工品は伝統工芸品として受け継がれている。旧種田村地区は良質の種籾の産地。庄川峡，庄川温泉郷が知られるほか，五箇山への観光基地でもある。

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