Reference Materials Attractive Yodogawa River Landscape Maps AreaofLandscapeMap3 TakatsukiCity,ShimamotoTown,OyamazakiTown, Hirakata City, YawataCity, KumiyamaTown, Kyoto City AreaofLandscapeMap2 Osaka City, Settsu City, Takatsuki City MoriguchiCity, Neyagawa City, Hirakata City P25-P26 AreaofLandscapeMap1 OsakaCity P23-P24 Ｎ P21-P22 Guide of Map Areas 20 Attractive Yodogawa River Landscape Map 1 Completed in 1969 Shin-Kitano Near the 6.3 km mark on the right bank. 10 16 NakatsuReed Beds １ Shin-DenpoOhashiBridge (L=about 860m) Emergency Wharf Berth length about 60m/apron length about 7.0m Completed in 1966 Completed in 1942 11 Shin-JusoOhashiBridge ２ DenpoOhashiBridge (L=about 765m) (L=about 792m) ３ Otsuka GireFlood Monument 12 Jusono WatashiBoat Route In 1917, the embankment broke in Shin-JusoOhashiBridge Completed in 1932 Otsuka, Takatsuki City, causing 13 (L=about 681m) serious damage downstream to Osaka City. In order to drain the 14 14 UmedaSky Building flooded water, a cut was made in the embankment in Nishiyodogawa ■Yodogawa Fishing Ward. Photo Credit: Osaka City NishiyodogawaWard Office ４ EbieMudflat Completed in 1926 ５ Yodogawa OhashiBridge (L=about 724m) Photo Credit: Taken on: 2018/5/16 at 10:58am Sekisui House UmedaOperation Co., Ltd. Near the 5.1 km mark on the left bank. ６ EbieEmergency Wharf Berth length about 70m/apron length about 13.0m The sunset seen from the observatory has become a familiar view. Inside, there are features to enjoy the natural scenery ７ HanakawaMudflat such as the posting the sunset time. The building itself has become a landmark due to its characteristic design. ８ OyodoMudflat Naniwa Yodogawa Since 1989. Name changed from Heisei ９ Fireworks Festival Fireworks Festival in 2006 15 Skyscrapers Yodogawa-Ku In the beginning of August, viewing The Umekita2nd phase is held at the Yodogawa Riverside development is taking place in the Park Nishinakajima, Jusoand center of Osaka city. The landscape Oyodograss areas. The festival is seen from the opposite bank is planned and executed by the unique to the Yodogawa, where the Naniwa Yodogawa Fireworks contrast between the quiet water Organizing Committee, and is surface and the liveliness of the big funded by donations from local Photo Credit: Naniwa Yodogawa Fireworks Taken on: 2017/12/23 at 6:49pm city is beautiful. Organizing Committee businesses and residents. JusoStation 17 JusoWild grass area 13 16 Tsukamoto Station 10 12 Nakatsu Station 11 ９ OyodoWild ８ grass area ７ 14 14 ５ Umekita Ebiearea Area ６ Nishiyodogawa-Ku ４ Fukushima-Ku ３ ２ Fukushima Station １ Nakanoshima Noda Station NishikujoStation Konohana-Ku AjikawaguchiStation Nishi-Ku Maishima ベイエリア Universal City Station 舞洲 ※This is a copy of the electronic topographic map (Geographical Institute Map Zoom Level 14 Standard Map) with the approval ofthe Director of the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan. (Approval number: Heisei 30, No. 1242) 21 ※This map was created with the approval of the Director of the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan. To reproduce it in any way, permission from the Director of the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan is required. Legend ０ ：Nature/Life ０ ：Cities/Infrastructure ０ ：History/Culture ０ ：Activities/Liveliness ■ Mudflats KunijimaMudflat 20 鳥飼下地区 Reed beds slow water flow in Mudflats are places where sand appears after a tide has Completed in 1983 addition to proving a place for 21 receded. Seawater and freshwater mix and many creatures NagarabashiBridge (L=about 656m) creatures to live and hide from 仁和寺野草 predators. Reed also absorbs live in the nutrient rich sand. There used to be many The center has arch shape地区 and phosphorus and nitrogen, which mudflats along the Yodogawa, but most of them are gone is called a Nielsen Lohse bridge. cause water to become dirty. due to development of the river and its surroundings. In It has been selected as one of 佐太⻄地区 They help keep the water clean recent years, they have been reinstated to conserve the鳥飼野草地区 50 best Naniwa bridges. and protect the natural conservation. ⇒See： ４ ７ ８ 17 20 Illuminated at night, the bridge environment of the Yodogawa. matches the v大日地区ast Yodogawa ⿃飼⻄地区 17 JusoMudflat Photo Credit: landscape. Photo Credit: Osaka-city Fisherman’s Osak一津屋a City Construction Bureau一津屋 Cooperative Association 野草地区 JusoMudflat is the largest natural mudflat on the Yodogawa and 河畔地区 many people come to dig for freshwater clams. 22 Old KemaNo.1 Lock Gate Completed in 1907 八雲地区 The lock was built during the flood control works in the Meiji period to secure traffic between the former 八雲野草地区 and new Yodogawa rivers. It is a Fishing in the Yodogawa historical and important cultural estuary area still takes place property. Comparing it to the at mudflats such as the Juso Taken on: airplanes that fly overhead to Itami Mudflat. The eels, freshwater 外島地区2018/9/24 Airport is an interesting way to at 1:15pm clams and bass fished here Photo Credit: Osaka City Yodogawa Ward Office enjoy this gap. help sustain Osaka’s food Completed in 1960, expanded in 1979 culture. 23 18 Yodogawa Urban Camp (since 2015) KemabashiBridge (L=about 150m) 豊里地区 The urban camp allows people to Completed in 1981 feel nature while being in the city. 24 HarukazebashiBridge (L=about 105m) Shin-Osaka There are waterside activities or Station nature experience programs to Completed in 1984 25 HishobashiBridge (L=about 103m) enjoy the beauty of the 赤川地区 Yodogawa. The program itself is MiyakojimabashiBridge Completed in 1956, expanded in 1979 a城北河畔地区 new scenery of the city. 26 (L=about 145m) Photo Credit: Yodogawa River Office Completed in 1936, expanded in 1971 T 毛馬地区 27 GenpachibashiBridge o Shin-Yodogawa Upstream side completed in 1964 (L=about 794m) (L=about 201m) k 19 a Downstream side completed in 1969 (L=about 813m) i d OhashiBridge Nishinakajima o M Completed in 1930 U area a SakuranomiyabashiBridge i KemaLock Gate m 28 n 20 (L=about 189m) e L KemaFloodgate d i 19 n 18 a e 21 KemaDrainage Pump Station C （ a r Ngara g J Ngara R o 22 29 Riverside area Azaleas Around the Mint L K area i y n o e t o 23 Miyakojima-Ku L With the decline in the early Meiji Period, ToshimichiOkubo is said i n e 24 ） to have made part of his residence into a Mint in order to help revitalize Osaka. The famous cherry blossoms can be viewed even 25 today. The riverside along the Okawa Kita-Ku (old Yodogawa) is famous for the 26 Mint and its cherry blossoms, but 15 during the azalea season (spring- Sakuranomiya rainy season), it is perfect for Station TenmaStation taking walks to enjoy the riverside UmedaStation 27 Taken on: 2017/4/30 at 10:36am atmosphere. Kyobashi Joto-Ku Station KawasakibashiBridge Completed in 1978 Osaka Station 30 (L=about 129m) 28 31 TemmabashiBridge Completed in 1935 (L=about 151m) 29 Shigino Station Osaka City Hall 32 HachikenyahamaEmergency Wharf/HachikenyaRiver Station 30 33 34 31 32 33 Sightseeing Ship (HachikenyahamaEmergency Wharf area) OsakajokoenStation Kouraibashi The Hachikenyahamaship terminal M i Osaka d Osaka Castle flourished as a base for connecting o Prefectural s u j the SetouchiBay and Yodogawa i Government Chuo-Ku during the Heian period, and a port for passenger ships that connected MorinomiyaStation Kyoto and Osaka in the Edo period. Even today, it is very lively as a base for Osaka, the water capital. Taken on: 2018/4/1 at 11:00am Higashinari-Ku 34 ReiwaOsaka AmanogawaLegend (since 2009) TamatsukuriStation The Okawa River which flows west through Osaka City be called “Temmagawa,” starlight reflected on the water surface gave the name of “the milky way on earth.” An event is held on the NambaStation Osaka UehommachiStation night of Tanabatato recreate this Taken on: 2017/7/7 at 7:53pm fantastic imagery. Osaka Prefectural Government Department of Housing and City Development Urban Space Creation Office 22 Attractive Yodogawa River Landscape Map 2 １ Kema Lock Gate/Kema Floodgate/Kema Drainage Pump Station 12 Heitano WatashiBoat Route (stopped in 1970) 26 TorikainiwajiOhashiBridge Drainage Pump Station 13 ToyosatoOhashiBridge Water Gate Lock Gate 14 Daido Cove Near the 14.6km mark on the right bank. 15 ShimoshimaCove Near the 14.8km mark 1o970n the年完成 left bank. （L=561.4m） Okawa River 16 Intake Tower (HitotsuyaIntake Facility) The water of the Yodogawa usually flows from the floodgate to Okawa River. The water level rises during high tides and floods, so the Drainage The intake tower takes water Pump Station is designed to drain water downstream from the Yodogawa- from the Yodogawa and supplies ozekiWeir. It is one of the sightseeing highlights of the Yodogawa cruise. it to the water treatment plant. Ibaraki City The facility helps us realize that ２ Yodogawa-ozekiWeir Completed in 1984 淀川大堰 we live with the water from the The dam is usually closed to prevent Yodogawa. salt water from going upstream and to secure household water. During floods, water is released directly 17 MiyanoshitaWatashiBoat Route (stopped in 1954) downstream. The silhouette of the 18 NiwakuboCove Near the 16.4-17.2km mark1 o970n t年完成he left bank. towers reflected on the water are （L=561.4m） beautiful and can be enjoyed at Taken on: 2015/4/28 at 7:05pm various times of the day. 19 NiwakuboWater Treatment Plant ３ KemaEmergency Wharf Near the 10.5 km mark on the left bank. Berth length about 60m/apron length about 7.5m 20 TorikaiOhashiBridge Consisting of 4 bridges including 2 ４ Yodogawa Riverside Park (Kema Area) prefectural roads, the Kinki Expressway and the Osaka Monorail, The city buildings seen in the far it serves as a transportation hub. distance from the vast Yodogawa The reeds that grow in the vicinity open spaces seem as if they are change color in the autumn, allowing touching the sky.