The is an A class river in the Chubu region of Japan roughly long, and 7th longest in Japan. It is flowing through the prefectures of Nagano, Gifu, Aichi, and Mie before emptying into Ise Bay a short distance away from the city of Nagoya.Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric et al. (2005). "Kiso-gawa" in ; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, see Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Authority File . It is the main river among the Kiso Three Rivers (along with the Ibi and Nagara rivers) and forms a major part of the Nōbi Plain. The valley around the upper portion of the river forms the Kiso Valley.

Parts of the Kiso River are sometimes referred to as the Japan Rhine because of its similarities to the Rhine in Europe.

Kiso River embankment The was built in the Edo period and extends for between the cities of Inuyama and Yatomi to protect against flooding. After a portion of this embankment was rebuilt following collapse due to record floods in May 1884, local volunteers brought in 1,800 saplings of sakura trees at the request of the governor of Aichi Prefecture, replacing Japanese red pine trees which had formerly lined the embankment. These cherry blossoms included many unusual varieties including some wild cherry tree species, and specifically excluded the Somei Yoshino variety that had become extremely popular all over Japan. A seven-kilometer portion of this embankment between the cities of Ichinomiya and Kōnan has been designated as both a National Place of Scenic Beauty and Natural Monument since 1927. The number of cherry trees gradually decreased due to natural attrition to less than 400 by 2001, but the city of Ichinomiya undertook a large-scale replanting campaign to bring the embankment back to its former appearance.

Other portions of the Kiso River in Inuyama, and Kakamigahara, Kani, and Sakahogi in Gifu Prefecture were designated collectively as a National Place of Scenic Beauty in 1934.

Bridges +BridgeJapaneseRoute / notesOkukiso-Ōhashi Bridge奥木曽大橋It was a construction road for the Misogawa Dam.Jūō Bridge十王橋Ogiso Bridge小木曽橋Bise Bridge備勢橋Gotanda Bridge五反田橋Nagano Prefectural RoadRoute 26Nagawa-Kiso LineKurakago Bridge倉篭橋Daidou Bridge大洞橋Daiichi Kisogawa Bridge(First Kiso River Bridge)(Nagano)第1木曽川橋梁 (長野)JR Chuo LineShishiiwa Bridge獅子岩橋National Route 19Suge Bridge (Old Bridge)菅橋 (旧橋)This abandoned road has been designated a civil engineering heritage site by the Japan Society of Civil Engineers.Washitori Bridge鷲取橋National Route 19Daini Kisogawa Bridge(Second Kiso RiverBridge) (Nagano)第2木曽川橋梁 (長野)JR Chuo Line(upbound line)Shin-Daini KisogawaBridge (New SecondKiso River Bridge)新第2木曽川橋梁JR Chuo Line(downbound line)Suge Bridge菅橋Daisan Kisogawa Bridge(Third Kiso River Bridge)(Nagano)第3木曽川橋梁 (長野)JR Chuo LineYoshida Bridge吉田橋Kiso Village RoadYoshida Bridge吉田橋National Route 19Daini Yamabuki Bridge(Second YamabukiBridge)第2山吹橋National Route 19Daiichi Yamabuki Bridge(First Yamabuki Bridge)第1山吹橋National Route 19Kamiya Bridge神谷橋National Route 361Yamabuki Bridge山吹橋National Route 19Daiyon Kisogawa Bridge(Fourth Kiso RiverBridge)第4木曽川橋梁JR Chuo Line(upbound line)Shin-Daiyon KisogawaBridge (New FourthKiso River Bridge)新第4木曽川橋梁JR Chuo Line(downbound line)Tomoe Bridge巴橋Aoi Bridge葵橋Yoshinaka Bridge義仲橋Otera Bridge寺橋Hiyoshi Entei (Dam)Inspection Bridge日義堰堤巡視橋The general public is not allowed to pass through.Mukai Bridge向橋This bridge provides access to the Hiyoshi Sewage Treatment Plant.Koujin Bridge荒神橋Yazaki Bridge矢崎橋Kiso-Ōhashi Bridge木曽大橋National Route 361Sakura Bridge桜橋Sekisho Bridge関所橋Chūō Bridge中央橋Ōte Bridge大手橋It has been designated a civil engineering heritage site by the Japan Society of Civil Engineers.Gyounin BridgePedestrian Bridge行人橋歩道橋Pedestrian onlyGyounin Bridge行人橋Nagano Prefectural RoadRoute 461Kiso-Fukushima Sta. LineNakajima Bridge中島橋Kouhan Bridge広絆橋Fukushima Ōhashi Bridge福島大橋Moto Bridge元橋Nagano Prefectural RoadRoute 20 Kaida-Mitake-Fukushima LineNezame Power PlantAqueduct Bridge寝覚発電所水管橋There is a roadway on top of the aqueduct.Kakehashi-ŌhashiBridgeかけはし大橋National Route 19(Kakehashi Bypass)Kakehashi BridgeかけはしAgematsu-ŌhashiBridgeあげまつ大橋National Route 19(Kakehashi Bypass)Onibuchi Bridge鬼淵橋Nagano Prefectural RoadRoute 508Agematsu-Nagiso LineOgawa Bridge小川橋Ogawa Bridge(New Bridge)小川橋(新橋)Nagano Prefectural RoadRoute 473Agematsu-Ontake LineOnogaya Bridge小野ヶ野橋This is the access road to the Agematsu Power Plant.Shitagawara Bridge下河原橋Morohara Bridge諸原橋Cars cannot enter.Momoyama Bridge桃山橋Wamura Bridgde和村橋Masuta Bridge満寿太橋Tono Ōhashi Bridge殿大橋Ōkuwa Bridge大桑橋Kisogawa Bridge(abandoned bridge)木曽川橋梁(廃橋)Nojiri Forest Railway(abandoned line)Nojirimukai Bridge野尻向橋Adera Bridge阿寺橋Futamata Bridge(Jūnikane SuspensionBridge)二又橋(十二兼の吊り橋)Cars cannot enter.Kakizore Bridge柿其橋Takase Bridge高瀬橋Momosuke Bridge桃介橋Midono Bridge(Midono-Ōhashi Bridge)三留野大橋Daigo Kisogawa Bridge(Fifth Kiso River Bridge)第五木曽川橋梁JR Chuo LineMine Bridge三根橋Private bridge to the Yomikaki Power PlantNagiso-Ōhashi Bridge南木曽大橋National Route 19National Route 256Yahazu Bridge矢筈橋It is closed to traffic due to its age and deterioration.Shizumo-Ōhashi Bridge賤母大橋National Route 19National Route 256Daisan Kisogawa Bridge(Third Kiso River Bridge)(Gifu)第三木曽川橋梁 (岐阜)JR Chuo LineDaini Kisogawa Bridge(Second Kiso RiverBridge) (Gifu)第二木曽川橋梁 (岐阜)JR Chuo LineIyasaka Bridge弥栄橋National Route 256Amagoishi Bridge雨乞石橋Otohime Bridge(Otohime-Ōhashi Bridge)乙姫大橋Daiichi Kisogawa Bridge(First Kiso River Bridge)(Gifu)第一木曽川橋梁 (岐阜)JR Chuo LineBenten Bridge弁天橋Kayanoki-Ōhashi Bridge榧の木大橋Tamakura-Ōhashi Bridge玉蔵大橋Gifu Prefectural RoadRoute 6 Nakatsugawa-Tadachi LineKisogawa Bridge(abandoned bridge)木曽川橋梁(廃橋)Kita-Ena Railway(abandoned line)Shiroyama-Ōhashi Bridge城山大橋National Route 257Mie Bridge美恵橋Gifu Prefectural RoadRoute 410 Naegi-Ena LineGensai Bridge源済橋Enakyō-Ōhashi Bridge恵那峡大橋Ōi Dam大井ダムOne can cross the walkway on top of the dam.Shinonome Bridge東雲橋Shinonome-ŌhashiBridge東雲大橋Gifu Prefectural RoadRoute 72 Ena-Hirukawa-Higashishirakawa LineKasagi Bridge笠置橋Gifu Prefectural RoadRoute 68Ena-Shirakawa LineTakenami Bridge武並橋National Route 418Gogatsu Bridge五月橋Gifu Prefectural RoadRoute 352Ōnishi-Mizunami Line Vehicle access is not possible.Kowazawa Bridge小和沢橋Gifu Prefectural RoadRoute 358 Ijiri-Yaotsu Line*Cars cannot enter.Nozomi Bridgeのぞみ橋This is adjacent to Kowazawa Bridge.Maruyama-Ōhashi Bridge丸山大橋Gifu Prefectural RoadRoute 358 Ijiri-Yaotsu LineSosuikyō Bridge蘇水峡橋Gifu Prefectural RoadRoute 358 Ijiri-Yaotsu LineYaotsu-Ōhashi Bridge八百津大橋Gifu Prefectural RoadRoute 358 Ijiri-Yaotsu LineYaotsu Bridge八百津橋Gifu Prefectural RoadRoute 83Tajimi-Shirakawa LineInaba Bridge稲葉橋Kaneyama Bridge兼山橋Gifu Prefectural RoadRoute 381Tajimi-Yaotsu Line Shimowatari Bridge下渡橋Gifu Prefectural RoadRoute 351Mitake-Kawabe LineKisogawa Bridge木曽川橋Tokai-Kanjo Expressway(National Route 475)Kawai-Ōhashi Bridge川合大橋Gifu Prefectural RoadRoute 64Kani-Kanayama LineKisogawa Bridge木曽川橋梁JR Taita LineShin-Ōta Bridge新太田橋National Route 21National Route 248Ōta Bridge太田橋Chūnō-Ōhashi Bridge中濃大橋National Route 41Isshiki-Ōhashi Bridge一色大橋This bridge is over the Anabranch.Inuyama Bridge(railway bridge)犬山橋(鉄道橋)Meitetsu Inuyama LineInuyama Bridge犬山橋Aichi/Gifu PrefecturalRoad Route 27 Kasugai-Kakamigahara LineRain Ōhashi Bridgeライン大橋Aigi-Ōhashi Bridge愛岐大橋Aichi/Gifu PrefecturalRoad Route 17Kōnan-Seki LineKakamigahara-ŌhashiBridge各務原大橋Kawashima-ŌhashiBridge川島大橋Gifu Prefectural RoadRoute 180Matsubara-Imojima Line*Under reconstructionHeisei-KawashimaBridge平成川島橋Gifu Prefectural RoadRoute 93Kawashima-Miwa LineKisogawa-HonsenBridge(Kiso Main River Bridge)木曽川本川橋Tokai-HokurikuExpresswayShin-Kisogawa Bridge新木曽川橋National Route 22Kisogawa Bridge木曽川橋梁JR Tokaido LineKisogawa Bridge木曽川橋梁Meitetsu Nagoya LineKisogawa Bridge木曽川橋Gifu/Aichi PrefecturalRoad Route 14Gifu-Inazawa LineBinō-Ōhashi Bridge尾濃大橋Gifu/Aichi PrefecturalRoad Route 193Ōgaki-Kōnan LineNōbi-Ōhashi Bridge濃尾大橋Gifu/Aichi PrefecturalRoad Route 18Ōgaki-Ichinomiya LineKisogawa Bridge木曽川橋Meishin ExpresswayKisogawa Bridge木曽川橋梁Tokaido ShinkansenShin-Nōbi-ŌhashiBridge新濃尾大橋Gifu/Aichi PrefecturalRoad Route 135Hashima-Inazawa LineMagai-Ōhashi Bridge馬飼大橋Gifu/Aichi PrefecturalRoad Route 134Kuwabara-Sobue LineTōkai-Ōhashi Bridge東海大橋Aichi/Gifu PrefecturalRoad Route 8Tsushima-Nanno Line Tatsuta-Ōhashi Bridge立田大橋Aichi/Gifu/MiePrefectural RoadRoute 125 Saya-Tado LineKisogawa Bridge木曽川橋Higashi-Meihan ExpresswayKisogawa Bridge木曽川橋梁JR Kansai LineKisogawa Bridge木曽川橋梁Kintetsu Nagoya LineOwari-Ōhashi Bridge尾張大橋National Route 1Kisogawa-ŌhashiBridge木曽川大橋National Route 23Wangan-KisogawaBridge(Bayside Kiso RiverBridge)湾岸木曽川橋Isewangan Expressway

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Notes

References Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan Encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ; OCLC 48943301

External links

Kisogawa River Sand Data — a Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) website Cultural Properties of Aichi Prefecture Aichi Now official site for Aichi Tourism Konan City home page Bridges of Shinanoji (Kiso River)