Tatsuta River

A river that flows through northwestern Nara Prefecture. It is about 15 kilometers long. It flows south through the Ikoma Valley between the Ikoma Mountains and the Yata Hills, and merges with the Yamato River in Ikaruga Town, Ikoma County. The upper reaches of the river are called the Ikoma River, and the lower reaches are called the Tatsuta River. Both banks of the river in the Tatsuta area of ​​Ikaruga Town are known as a famous spot for maple trees, and are designated as the Prefectural Yata Nature Park. The autumn leaves for a few hundred meters around the Tatsuta Bridge are particularly beautiful and picturesque. There are many utamakura sites along the coast, such as Mimuroyama and Iwase-no-mori. The Tatsuta River in ancient songs is also thought to refer to the main stream of the Yamato River downstream from Oji Town.

[Ichiro Kikuchi]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

奈良県北西部を流れる川。延長約15キロメートル。生駒(いこま)山地と矢田丘陵との間の生駒谷を南流し、生駒郡斑鳩(いかるが)町で大和(やまと)川と合流する。上流を生駒川、下流を竜田川という。斑鳩町竜田地区の両岸はカエデが多くもみじの名所として知られ、県立矢田自然公園に指定されている。竜田大橋を中心に数百メートルの間の紅葉はとくにみごとで風趣に富む。沿岸には三室山(みむろやま)や磐瀬(いわせ)ノ森などの歌枕(うたまくら)が多い。なお、古歌の竜田川は王寺(おうじ)町より下流の大和川本流をさすとも考えられている。

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