Karasu River (Gunma)

The Karasu River (烏川, Karasu-gawa) is a river located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. It is a branch of the Tone River and the government of Japan classifies it as a Class 1 river. It generally flows in a south-easterly direction.

Karasu River
The Karasu River flowing through Takasaki
Native name烏川 (Japanese)
Location
CountryJapan
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationHanamagari Mountain (Takasaki)
Mouth 
  location
Tone River in Honjō, Saitama
Length61.8 km (38.4 mi)
Basin size470 km2 (180 sq mi)

River communities

The river passes through or forms the boundary of the following communities:

Gunma Prefecture
Takasaki, Fujioka, Tamamura
Nagano Prefecture
Saku
Saitama Prefecture
Kamisato, Honjō

Scenic areas

The river runs through the Karasugawa Ravine in Takasaki, which has hiking trails for visitors to access the river.[1]

References

  1. Karasugawa Ravine Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine. Takasaki City. Accessed October 24, 2010.


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