Episode 2522
Kumano River
Sat, 2024-Mar-30 00:26 UTC
Length - 1:55
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Welcome to random Wiki of the Day where we read the summary of a random Wikipedia page every day.
The random article for Saturday, 30 March 2024 is Kumano River.
The Kumano River (熊野川, Kumanogawa) is a river in the Kii Peninsula of central Japan, located in Nara, Wakayama and Mie Prefectures. It is 183 kilometres (114 mi) long and has a watershed of 2,630 square kilometres (1,020 sq mi). The river rises from Mount Ōmine in the Yoshino-Kumano National Park in Tenkawa, Nara and follows a generally southward course to drain into the Pacific Ocean on the border between Shingū, Wakayama and Kihō, Mie. The river is part of the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range, a UNESCO World Heritage Site which incorporates nature scenery of the Kii peninsula with numerous Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines forming a pilgrimage route.
Municipalities through which the river passes are:
Nara Prefecture
Tenkawa, Nara
Gojō, Nara
Totsukawa, Nara
Wakayama Prefecture
Tanabe, Wakayama
Shingū, Wakayama
Mie Prefecture
Kumano, Mie
Kihō, Mie
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:26 UTC on Saturday, 30 March 2024.
For the full current version of the article, see Kumano River on Wikipedia.
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