Chitose River
Chitose River is a river in Hokkaidō, Japan. The river is a class A river. In the city of Ebetsu, the river is sometimes known as Ebetsu River. In the Ainu language Chitose was originally called shikot, meaning big depression or hollow, like Lake Shikotsu a caldera lake.Photo: Kinori, Public domain.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Japan
- Also known as: “Chitose”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nopporo Elementary School and Ritsumeikan Keisho Junior & Senior High School.
Nopporo Elementary School
School
Photo: Psjk2106, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nopporo Elementary School is situated 3 km northwest of Chitose River.
Ritsumeikan Keisho Junior & Senior High School
School
Photo: Route275, Public domain.
Ritsumeikan Keisho Junior & Senior High School is situated 4 km west of Chitose River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kitahiroshima and Momijidai.
Kitahiroshima
Photo: 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kitahiroshima is a city bordering Sapporo in the central part of Hokkaido, and famous as the home ground of the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. The city’s motto, “The Ambitious City,” comes from the famous phrase “Boys, be ambitious” spoken by William S.
Atsubetsucho Kami-Nopporo
Neighborhood
Atsubetsucho Kami-Nopporo is a neighborhood, which is situated 7 km west of Chitose River.
Chitose 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 Cebuano to Welsh—“Chitose River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Chitose-gawa”
- Chinese: “千歲川”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر كيتوس”
- French: “Chitose-gawa”
- Georgian: “ჩიტოსე”
- Indonesian: “Sungai Chitose”
- Irish: “Abhainn Chitose”
- Japanese: “千歳川”
- Japanese: “江別川”
- Persian: “رود چیتوز”
- Russian: “Титосе”
- Ukrainian: “Тітосе”
- Ukrainian: “Чітосе”
- Welsh: “Afon Chitose”
- “Chitose-gawa”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Higashikyōei and Nakanosawa.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kitahiroshima and Tsuru-numa.
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