Kyū-Yodo River

The Kyū-Yodo River (旧淀川) was the main stream of the Yodo River before 1907, when the current (new) Yodo River was constructed by a normalisation project. Now called the Kyū-Yodo River, it is a major waterway in central Osaka and the main drainage of Neyagawa river.

The name Kyū-Yodo river means former Yodo river in Japanese.

Subdivisions


The name Kyū-Yodo River is a geological name, locally it is called by subdivision names. From the source to the mouth, it is named as follows:

Ōkawa (river)
This is the name for the section from the Kema Lock to the Tenjimbashi (bridge); the Japanese name is Ōkawa (大川).

Dōjima River


This is the name for the section from the Tenjimbashi (bridge) to the Funatsubashi (bridge) along the north shore of Nakanoshima Island; the Japanese name is Dōjima-gawa (堂島川).

Tosabori River
This is the name for the section from the Tenjimbashi (bridge) to the Funatsubashi (bridge) along the south shore of Nakanoshima Island; the Japanese name is Tosabori-gawa (土佐堀川).

Ajigawa (river)
This is the name for the section from the Funatsubashi (bridge) to Tempōzan, Osaka Bay; the Japanese name is Aji-gawa (安治川).

Points of interest
Points of interest from the source to the mouth.


 * Kita ward, Miyakojima ward
 * Yodo River
 * Kema Lock
 * Kema Sakuranomiya Park
 * OAP Tower
 * Imperial Hotel Osaka
 * National Mint Factory


 * Kita ward, Chūō ward
 * Keihan City Mall (department store)
 * Minami-Temma Park
 * Nakanoshima
 * Nakanoshima Park
 * Osaka Stock Exchange
 * Museum of Oriental Ceramics
 * City Hall
 * High District Court Osaka branch
 * Bank of Japan Osaka branch


 * Fukushima ward, Kita ward, Nishi ward
 * Hotarumachi
 * National Museum of Art, Osaka
 * Osaka Science Museum
 * Rihga Royal Hotel
 * Osaka International Convention Center
 * Osaka Central Wholesale Market


 * Konohana ward, Minato ward
 * Universal Studios Japan
 * Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan
 * Tempōzan

Access
For Nakanoshima area, each station of Keihan Nakanoshima Line is nearest. For Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan and Tempōzan, Metro Ōsakakō Station is nearest.