Suzuka River

This first-class river originates near Suzuka Pass at the southern end of the Suzuka Mountains in northern Mie Prefecture, flows east, passes through Kameyama City and Suzuka City, and empties into Ise Bay in the southern part of Yokkaichi City. It has a length of 38 kilometers and a drainage area of ​​323 square kilometers, collecting tributaries such as the Utsube River, Onbe River, and Anraku River. The upper reaches of each tributary are rich in beautiful valleys that carve into the Suzuka Mountains, and the middle reaches are covered with hilly plateaus and terraces, and are the prefecture's leading producer of tea and flowering trees. The gently meandering flow of the river is featured in many poems, including one in the Manyoshu: "Who crossed the Suzuka River's eighty rapids? Why is there no wife to cross it at night?" (Volume 12, author unknown).

[Tatsuo Ito]

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三重県北部、鈴鹿山脈の南端の鈴鹿峠付近に源を発して東流し、亀山市、鈴鹿市を経て四日市市南部で伊勢(いせ)湾に注ぐ一級河川。内部(うつべ)川、御幣(おんべ)川、安楽(あんらく)川などの支流を集めて延長38キロメートル、流域面積323平方キロメートル。各支流の上流部は鈴鹿山系を刻む渓谷美に富み、中流域は丘陵台地、段丘が広がり、県下一の茶・花木の産地である。緩やかに蛇行する流れは『万葉集』の「鈴鹿川八十瀬(やそせ)渡りて誰(た)が故(ゆえ)か夜越えに越えむ妻もあらなくに」（巻12、作者不詳）のほか、多くの歌に詠まれている。

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