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Yamato River

The 883rd longest river in the world

km

The Yamato River (Yamato-gawa) is a river that flows through Nara Prefecture and Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is designated Class A by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT). The river flows via towns: Nara Prefecture Yamatokōriyama Osaka Prefecture Kashiwara Fujiidera - confluence with Ishikawa River Since 1704, the river was reconfigured, originally its flow was north from the Ishikawa River confluence point, where it joined the Shirinashi River and Kizu River. At the river mouth is a densely populated area and the river forms a natural border between Osaka and Sakai.

Flows through: Japan.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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