Oze River
The Oze River is a river in Hiroshima Prefecture and Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. The river forms part of the border between the two prefectures, which used to be the border between former Suō Province and Aki Province. It is also known as Kono River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Japan
- Also known as: “Kono-gawa”, “Kono-Kawa”, “Ōno Gawa”, “Ose Kawa”, “Ose-gawa”, and “Oze Gawa”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Waki Station and Ōtake Station.
Waki Station
Railway station
Waki Station is a passenger railway station located in the town of Waki, Kuga District, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company.
Ōtake Station
Railway station
Photo: Shuichi-815, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ōtake Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōtake, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company. It is also a freight depot operated by the Japan Freight Railway Company.
Simose Art Museum
Art gallery
Photo: Totti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Simose Art Museum opened in Ōtake, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan in 2023. The collection includes hina and other Japanese dolls, glassware by Émile Gallé, and paintings by Pissarro, Rousseau, Matisse, Chagall, Saeki Yūzō, Kishida Ryūsei, Léonard Foujita, Yokoyama Taikan, and Kayama Matazō. Simose Art Museum is situated 4 km northwest of Oze River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waki and Iwakuni.
Waki
Town
Waki is a town in Kuga District, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 May 2023, the town had an estimated population of 5,927 in 2684 households and a population density of 560 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 10.58 square kilometres. Waki is situated 2½ km west of Oze River.
Iwakuni
Photo: Urashimataro, Public domain.
Iwakuni is a castle town shaped by two eras of military presence — the samurai who walked the mighty Kintai-kyo bridge, and the U.S. Marine Corps base in the city today.
Oze River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Welsh—“Oze River” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “小濑川”
- Chinese: “小瀨川”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر اوز”
- French: “Oze-gawa”
- French: “rivière Oze”
- French: “Rivière Oze”
- Irish: “Abhainn Oze”
- Japanese: “小瀬川”
- Japanese: “木野川”
- Persian: “رود اوز (هیروشیما)”
- Persian: “رود اوز”
- Russian: “Одзе”
- Ukrainian: “Одзе”
- Welsh: “Afon Oze”
- “Oze-gawa”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Higashisakae and Minamisakae.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Shōzoku-hana and Kuba-wan.
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