Nishiki River

The Nishiki River is a 110 km long river, the longest in , Japan. The Nishiki is the main river in a larger system measuring 331.8 km in total.
Wikipedia
Photo: Umako, Public domain.
Photo: Vanquish0, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Japan
  • Also known as: “Imazu-gawa”, “Iwakuni-gawa”, “Nishiki Gawa”, and “Nisiki Kawa”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nishi-Iwakuni Station and Shirasaki Hachimangū.

Railway station
Photo: そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Iwakuni, , . It is operated jointly by the West Japan Railway Company.

Shinto shrine
Photo: Towacoco, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a Shinto shrine.

Museum
Photo: そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Iwakuni and Waki.

Photo: Urashimataro, Public domain.
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.

Town
Photo: Taisyo, CC BY 3.0.
is a town in , , 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. is situated 5 km north of Nishiki River.

Nishiki River

Latitude
34.15839° or 34° 9′ 30″ north
Longitude
132.20122° or 132° 12′ 4″ east
Elevation
51 metres (167 feet)
Open location code
8Q6J5652+9F
Geo­Names ID
1855264
Wiki­data ID
Q7040592
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Nishiki River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Yue Chinese—“Nishiki River” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Nişiki çayı”
  • Basque: “Nishiki ibaia”
  • Chinese: “錦川”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر نيشيكى”
  • French: “Nishiki-gawa”
  • French: “rivière Nishiki”
  • German: “Nishiki”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Nishiki”
  • Japanese: “錦川”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Nishiki-gawa”
  • Persian: “رود نیشیکی”
  • Russian: “Нисики”
  • Russian: “Нишики”
  • Turkish: “Nishiki Nehri”
  • Ukrainian: “Нішікі”
  • Welsh: “Afon Nishiki”
  • Yue Chinese: “錦川”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kusunokimachi and Nishimi.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kawanishi Station and Minami-Iwakuni Station.

Yamaguchi: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Iwakuni, and Hagi.

Curious Streams to Discover

Uncover intriguing streams from every corner of the globe.