Shinano River

View of the River

The Shinano nearing its mouth in Niigata

The Shinano (Japanese信 浓 川, -gawa ) is 367 kilometers long is the longest river in Japan.

It flows through the prefectures of Gunma, Nagano and Niigata. However, in the prefectures of Gunma and Nagano it bears the name Chikuma (Japanese千 曲 川, -gawa ). The Shinano has a catchment area of ​​11,900 km ².

Course of the river

The Shinano flows through the following places:

  • Nagano Prefecture: Saku
  • Komoro
  • Tomi
  • Ueda
  • Chikuma
  • Nagano
  • Nakano
  • Iiyama
  • Nozawa Onsen
  • Tokamachi
  • Ojiya
  • Nagaoka
  • Sanjō
  • Kamo
  • Niigata
Saku (Nagano) Komoro, Nagano Ueda, Nagano Chikuma (Nagano) Nagano, Nagano Nakano (Nagano) Iiyama (Nagano) Ojiya, Niigata Nagaoka, Niigata Kamo (Niigata)
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