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Karasu River (Gunma)

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Karasu River
The Karasu River flowing through Takasaki
Map
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)

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

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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

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

References

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