Karasu River (Gunma)

Karasu River
The Karasu River flowing through Takasaki
Native name	烏川 (Japanese)
Location
Country	Japan
Physical characteristics

Source
• location	Hanamagari Mountain (Takasaki)

Mouth
• location	Tone River in Honjō, Saitama
Length	61.8 km (38.4 mi)
Basin size	470 km² (180 sq mi)

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.

River communities[edit]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

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

River systems and rivers of Japan

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Tōhoku region	Abukuma River Arakawa River Iwaki River Kitakami River Komagome River Koyoshi River Mabechi River Mogami River Natori River Ōhata River Oirase River Omono River Takase River Yoneshiro River
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Kyushu	Arie River Chikugo River Kikuchi River Kuma River Mimi River Ōno River Ōyodo River
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