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  1. The river upstream of Togetsukyō is called the Ōi-gawa and downstream the Katsura-gawa. It is known as the Hozu-gawa around the Kameoka and retains this name until it reaches Arashiyama (嵐山).

    #Hozugawa #Oigawa #Katsuragawa #Arashiyama #Togetsukyo #保津川 #大堰川 #桂川

  2. It's thought the expression 'kawakudari' (川下り) was first used when boats transported logs to help in the construction of the short-lived capital Nagaoka-kyō (長岡京 784-94).

    With (a lot of) poetic license we might better translate 'kawakudari' as 'shooting the rapids'.

    #Japan #Arashiyama #boating #Hozugawa #Oigawa