Ichikawa

This river flows south through central Hyogo Prefecture and empties into the Harimanada Sea. It is 75.8 km long. It originates west of Awagayama, at the eastern end of the Bantan Mountains, passes through Ikuno Dam in Asago City, and flows south through Kanzaki County. River terraces develop on both banks from around Fukusaki Town, and the Himeji Plain is formed downstream. The volume and quality of the water were the driving force behind the development of the coastal region. Although water transportation did not develop, the Ichikawa Valley was an important link between San'in and San'yo, and currently the JR Bantan Line, National Route 312, and Bantan Link Road run through it.

[Mamoru Otsuki]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

兵庫県中央部を南流して播磨灘(はりまなだ)に注ぐ川。延長75.8キロメートル。播但(ばんたん)山地の東端、粟鹿山(あわがやま)の西に発し、朝来(あさご)市の生野ダムを経て、神崎(かんざき)郡を南流する。福崎町付近から両岸に河岸段丘が発達し、下流では姫路平野を形成する。その水量と水質が臨海地域発展の原動力となった。水運は発達しなかったが、市川の谷は山陰、山陽を結ぶ重要な連絡路であり、現在はJR播但線、国道312号、播但連絡道路が走っている。

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