The Fuji River (富士川, Fujikawa or Fujigawa) is a river which flows from Yamanashi Prefecture to Shizuoka Prefecture in Japan. It is 128 km long and has a drainage area of 3990 km². It is regarded as one of the three most rapid flows of Japan (the other two are the Mogami River and the Kuma River). Yamanashi Prefecture (山梨県 Yamanashi-ken) is located in the Chubu region on Honshu island, Japan. ... Shizuoka Prefecture (静岡県; Shizuoka-ken) is located in the Chubu region on Honshu island, Japan. ... The Mogami River (最上川 Mogamigawa) is a river in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. ... Kuma River (球磨川 Kumagawa) is a river in Kyushu, Japan. ...

The river rises from Mount Nokogiri in northwest Yamanashi as the Kamanashi River, and meets the Fuefuki River at Ichikawamisato Town and changes its name into the Fuji River. Then it flows around the west foot of Mount Fuji and falls into Suruga Bay (or the Pacific Ocean) at Fuji City. Mount Fuji (富士山 Fuji-san, IPA: ) is the highest mountain in Japan. ... Suruga Bay (Suruga-wan) is a bay on the Pacific coast of Honshu, Japan, in Shizuoka Prefecture. ... Fuji (富士市 Fuji-shi) is a city located in Shizuoka, Japan. ...

Daimyo Takeda Shingen built Shingen's banks (信玄堤, Shingen-zutsumi) along the Kamanashi, which allow water to flood buffer zones to control damage. Water transportation prospered until the opening of the Fuji Minobu Railway (now JR Central Minobu Line) in 1923. The river divides Japan by frequency of electricity (50 hertz in the east, and 60 in the west). Daimyo Matsudaira Katamori visits the residence of a retainer. ... Statue of Takeda Shingen Takeda Shingen (武田 信玄 Takeda Shingen) (December 1, 1521 – May 13, 1573) of Shinano and Kai Provinces, was a preeminent daimyo who fought for control of Japan during that countrys Sengoku or warring states period. ... JR Central Towers in Nagoya The Central Japan Railway Company (東海旅客鉄道 JR Tōkai; JR 東海) is the main railway company operating in the Chubu (Nagoya) region of central Japan. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Sine waves of various frequencies; the lower waves have higher frequencies than those above. ... The hertz (symbol: Hz) is the SI unit of frequency. ...

The Shinkansen train which crosses the river against the background of Mount Fuji is a celebrated scene representative of Japan. Shinkansen 0 Series at Fukuyama Station, April 2002 Shinkansen 500 Series at Kyoto Station, March 2005 300 (Left) and 700 Series Shinkansen at Tokyo Station The Shinkansen (Japanese: 新幹線) is a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan. ...