Yodo River

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river

The Yodo River is a major waterway in Japan’s Kansai region that flows through Kyoto and Osaka, historically serving as an important route for transport, trade, and urban development.

Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form As subject As object
Yodo River system 0 2
Yodo River basin 0 1
Yodo River water system 0 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river →
associatedWith Lake Biwa →
basinCountry Japan →
country Japan →
flowsInto Osaka Bay →
flowsThrough Kyoto Prefecture NERFINISHED →
Osaka Prefecture →
formedFrom confluence of Seta River, Uji River, and Katsura River →
hasBasin Yodo River basin →
hasFloodplain Kyoto Basin →
Kansai region →
surface form: Osaka Plain
hasInfrastructure Yodo River bridges →
flood control facilities →
hasJapaneseName Neyagawa River →
surface form: 淀川
hasMajorCityOnBank Kyoto →
Osaka →
hasPortNearMouth Port of Osaka →
hasTributary Katsura River →
Kizu River →
Uji River →
historicalUse support for urban development →
trade route →
transport route →
importance major waterway in Kansai →
knownFor flood risk management projects →
locatedIn Honshu →
Kansai region →
mouthLocatedIn Osaka Bay →
near Osaka Bay industrial zone →
partOf Seto Inland Sea →
surface form: Seto Inland Sea watershed
passesThrough Kyoto →
surface form: Kyoto City

Osaka →
surface form: Osaka City
receivesOutflowFrom Lake Biwa →
regionServed Kyoto metropolitan area →
Osaka–Kobe metropolitan area →
surface form: Osaka metropolitan area
roleIn development of Kyoto →
development of Osaka →
sourceRiver Katsura River →
Seta River →
Uji River →
transportMode riverboat traffic →
usedFor hydroelectric power generation →
irrigation →
recreation →
water supply →
usedHistoricallyBy merchants in Kyoto →
merchants in Osaka →

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kamo River → flowsInto → Yodo River →
Katsura River → flowsInto → Yodo River →
Takatsuki → hasRiver → Yodo River →
Kamo River → isPartOf → Yodo River →
this entity surface form: Yodo River system
ITM → locatedNear → Yodo River →
subject surface form: Osaka International Airport
Hirakata → locatedOn → Yodo River →
Shimamoto → locatedOnRiver → Yodo River →
Kamo River → mouthLocatedIn → Yodo River →
Katsura River → partOf → Yodo River →
this entity surface form: Yodo River system
Osaka → river → Yodo River →
Shimamoto → riverBasin → Yodo River →
this entity surface form: Yodo River basin
Kamo River → tributaryOf → Yodo River →
Katsura River → tributaryOf → Yodo River →
Katsura River → waterSystem → Yodo River →
this entity surface form: Yodo River water system