Fuji River
The Fuji River (富士川, Fujikawa or Fujigawa) flows from Yamanashi Prefecture to Shizuoka Prefecture in Japan. It is 128 km long and has a drainage area of 3990 km². With the Mogami River and the Kuma River, it is regarded as one of the three most rapid flows of Japan. This river is not well known by people over the world. It is near Mount Fuji.
| Fuji River 富士川 (Japanese) | |
|---|---|
 Mt. Fuji and a bridge over the Fuji River | |
| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| - location | Ichikawamisato, Yamanashi Prefecture |
| - elevation | 2,685 m (8,809 ft) |
| Mouth | |
| - location | Suruga Bay |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 128 km (80 mi) |
| Basin size | 3,990 km2 (1,540 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| - average | 63.2 m3/s (2,230 cu ft/s) |
In 1927, the Fuji River was recognized as one of the 100 Landscapes of Japan which best showed Japan and its culture in the Shōwa period.[1]
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