Suzuka River

The Suzuka River (鈴鹿川, Suzuka-gawa) is a major river that flows through northern Mie Prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan. It is officially classified as a Class 1 river by the Japanese government, one of four Class 1 rivers that flow solely through Mie.

Suzuka River
Native name鈴鹿川 (Japanese)
Location
CountryJapan
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationMount Nasugahara
  elevation800 m (2,600 ft)
Mouth 
  location
Ise Bay
Length40 km (25 mi)
Basin size323 km2 (125 sq mi)
Discharge 
  average7.21 m3/s (255 cu ft/s)

The river's source is on Mount Nasugahara, which stands on the border of Mie and Shiga Prefectures. From the mountain, it then flows eastwards, eventually flowing into Ise Bay.

A section of the Tōkaidō, a major travel route in the Edo era, ran along the north side of the river for most of its course. The modern versions of this portion of the old Tokaido, the Kansai Main Line and Route 1, likewise run parallel with the river.

Course

Mie Prefecture
KameyamaSuzukaYokkaichi

References

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