Nishiki River
The Nishiki River is a 110 km long river, the longest in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. The Nishiki is the main river in a larger system measuring 331.8 km in total.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- 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.
Nishi-Iwakuni Station
Railway station
Photo: そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nishi-Iwakuni Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated jointly by the West Japan Railway Company.
Shirasaki Hachimangū
Shinto shrine
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Shirasaki Hachimangū is a Shinto shrine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Iwakuni and Waki.
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.
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 5 km north of Nishiki River.
Nishiki River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Yamaguchi, Chugoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
Discover Nishiki River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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
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