Fuji River

View of the River

The Fuji River (Japanese富 士川, Fujikawa or Fujigawa ) is a river in Japan, which flows from Yamanashi prefecture in the Shizuoka Prefecture.

It is 128 km long and has a catchment area of 3990 km ². He is seen next to the Mogami River and the Kuma than with the fastest flow in Japan. The average flow at the mouth is 63.2 m³ / s

The river rises Mount Nokogiri in the northwest of Yamanashi as Kamanashi and flows in Ichikawamisato together with the Fuefuki and changes its name to Fuji River. Subsequently, the term extends around the western foot of Mount Fuji, then the flow falls near the city Fuji in Suruga Bay in the Pacific.

The daimyo Takeda Shingen built the Shingen banks (信玄 堤, Shingen zutsumi ) along the Kamanashi that allow for high water flooding of buffer zones to prevent damage.

The water transport flourished until the opening of Fuji Minobu Railroad (now the Minobu line of Japan Railway - Central) in 1923.

The river is the border between the line frequency of the Japanese electricity grid of 50 hertz in the east and 60 in the west.

The Shinkansen, which crosses the river against the backdrop of Mount Fuji, is a famous view of Japan.