Kyū-Yodo River

Kyū-Yodo River
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Osaka Bay, at Tempozan
• elevation	0m
Length	13.83km

Dojima River

map of Dojima River around 1570

Kyū-Yodo River (Japanese:Kyū-Yodo-gawa 旧淀川) was a main stream of Yodo River before 1907, when current (new) Yodo River was constructed by normalisation project. Now Kyū-Yodo River is a major waterway in central Osaka and main drainage of Neyagawa river.

The name Kyū-Yodo river means former Yodo river in Japanese.

Subdivisions

The name Kyū-Yodo River is a geological name, locally it is called by subdivision name. From source to mouse, name is as follows

Ohkawa (river)

It is from Kema Lock to Tenjimbashi (bridge). Japanese name is Ohkawa (大川) .

Dōjima River

It is from Tenjimbashi (bridge) to Funatsubashi (bridge), north shore of Nakanoshima. Japanese name is Dōjima-gawa (堂島川) .

Tosabori River

It is from Tenjimbashi (bridge) to Funatsubashi (bridge), south shore of Nakanoshima. Japanese name is Tosabori-gawa (土佐堀川) .

Ajigawa (river)

It is from Funatsubashi (bridge) to Tempōzan, Osaka Bay. Japanese name is Ajigawa (安治川) .

Point of Interest

Point of interest from source to mouse.

Kita ward, Miyakojima ward

• Yodo River
• Kema Lock
• Kema Sakuranomiya Park
• OAP
• Imperial Hotel Osaka
• National Mint Factory

Kita ward, Chūō ward

• Keihan City Mall (department store)
• Minami Temma Park
• Nakanoshima
• Nakanoshima Park
• Osaka Stock Exchange
• Museum of Oriental Ceramics
• City Hall
• High District Court Osaka branch
• Bank of Japan Osaka branch

Fukushima ward, Kita ward, Nishi ward

• Hotarumachi
• National Museum of Art, Osaka
• Osaka Science Museum
• Rihga Royal Hotel
• Osaka International Convention Center
• Osaka Central Wholesale Market

Konohana ward, Minato ward

• Universal Studios Japan
• Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan
• Tempōzan

Access

For Nakanoshima area, each station of Keihan Nakanoshima Line is nearest. For Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan and Tempōzan, Metro Ōsakakō Station is nearest.