Shizunai River
Shizunai River is a river in Shinhidaka, Hokkaidō, Japan. The Shizunai River drains from the Hidaka Mountains into the Pacific Ocean.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Japan
- Also known as: “Sentai Kawa”, “Shibechari-gawa”, and “Shibichari-gawa”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ainu Artifact museum and Shizunai Police Station.
Ainu Artifact museum
Museum
Photo: Kakohamatugeniikou, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shinhidaka Ainu Museum is a museum of Ainu materials in Shinhidaka, Hokkaidō, Japan. The display has an area dedicated to Shakushain's 1669 revolt over fishing rights on the Shizunai River and swords and iron vessels excavated from local chashi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shinhidaka and Niikappu.
Shinhidaka
Photo: Takasunrise0921, CC BY 2.5.
Shinhidaka is a town located in Hidaka Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Shinhidaka is the most populous town, and the economic center of Hidaka Subprefecture.
Niikappu
Town
Photo: Soica2001, Public domain.
The Central Circuit covers the western and central parts of the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. Niikappu is situated 6 km northwest of Shizunai River.
Shizunai 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—“Shizunai River” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “靜內川”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر شيزوناى”
- Indonesian: “Sungai Shizunai”
- Irish: “Abhainn Shizunai”
- Japanese: “静内川”
- Persian: “رود شیزونای”
- Uzbek: “Shizunai daryosi”
- Welsh: “Afon Shizunai”
- “Shizunai-gawa”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Shizunai-furukawachō and Shizunai-Mauta.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Shizunai-eki and Irifune-minami Kojima.
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