Yodo River

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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.

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Yodo River canonical 25
Yodo River system 4
Yodo River basin 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
associatedWith Lake Biwa
basinCountry Japan
country Japan
flowsInto Osaka Bay
flowsThrough Kyoto Prefecture
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

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Referenced by (31)

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Osaka river Yodo River
Takatsuki hasRiver Yodo River
Hirakata locatedOn Yodo River
ITM locatedNear Yodo River
subject surface form: Osaka International Airport
Katsura River partOf Yodo River
this entity surface form: Yodo River system
Katsura River tributaryOf Yodo River
Katsura River flowsInto Yodo River
Katsura River waterSystem Yodo River
this entity surface form: Yodo River water system
Kamo River mouthLocatedIn Yodo River
Kamo River tributaryOf Yodo River
Kamo River flowsInto Yodo River
Kamo River isPartOf Yodo River
this entity surface form: Yodo River system
Shimamoto locatedOnRiver Yodo River
Shimamoto riverBasin Yodo River
this entity surface form: Yodo River basin
western Japan hasMajorRiver Yodo River
subject surface form: Western Japan
Yodogawa-ku, Osaka namedAfter Yodo River
Yodogawa-ku, Osaka traversedBy Yodo River
Lake Biwa outflow Yodo River
Lake Biwa drainsInto Yodo River
Yodo River bridges riverBasin Yodo River
this entity surface form: Yodo River system
Osaka–Kyoto corridor hasRiver Yodo River
Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, Japan hasRiver Yodo River
subject surface form: Hirakata
Kizu River mouthOf Yodo River
Kizu River tributaryOf Yodo River
Kizu River flowsInto Yodo River
Tanba highlands isWatershedFor Yodo River
subject surface form: Tanba Highlands
Konohana-ku, Osaka hasRiver Yodo River
Fukushima-ku, Osaka hasRiver Yodo River
Minamigata area hasNearbyRiver Yodo River
Neyagawa locatedOnRiver Yodo River
Hozu River riverSystem Yodo River
this entity surface form: Yodo River system