Katsura River
The Katsura River is a tributary of the Yodo River in the Kyoto Prefecture, Honshu island, Japan. Traditionally it was regarded as the Western border of Kyoto city.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Japan
- Also known as: “Kacura”, “Kacuros upė”, “Katsuragawa”, “คัตสึระงาวะ”, “保津川”, “大井河”, and “大堰川”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Iwashimizu-hachimangū Station and Yamazaki Post Office.
Yodo
Railway stop
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kumiyama and Fushimi-ku.
Kumiyama
Town
Fushimi-ku
Suburb
Katsura River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.90029° or 34° 54′ 1″ north
Longitude
135.70501° or 135° 42′ 18″ east
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Open location code
8Q6QWP24+42
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Katsura River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Katsura”
- Burmese: “ခဆွတ်ရမြစ်”
- Catalan: “riu Katsura”
- Chinese: “桂川”
- Czech: “Kacuragawa”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر كاتسورا”
- Finnish: “Katsurajoki”
- French: “Katsura-gawa”
- French: “rivière Katsura”
- Galician: “río Katsura”
- Indonesian: “Sungai Katsura”
- Irish: “Abhainn Katsura”
- Italian: “Katsura”
- Japanese: “桂川”
- Korean: “가쓰라강”
- Latin: “Catura”
- Lithuanian: “Kacuragava”
- Persian: “رود کاتسورا”
- Russian: “Кацура”
- Slovenian: “Katsura”
- Thai: “แม่น้ำคัตสึระ”
- Turkish: “Katsura Nehri”
- Ukrainian: “Кацура”
- Uzbek: “Katsura daryosi”
- Welsh: “Afon Katsura”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Shoryuji and Yodo.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Yodo-eki and Kyoto Racecourse.
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