Doki River


The Doki River is a Japanese stream that begins in the town of Mannō within the Sanuki Mountains and ends in the city of Marugame. It is the only Class A river within Kagawa Prefecture. The river was named after Doki Village, which is presently known as the Doki vicinity or neighborhood within Marugame. Doki Village was located at the source of the river, and clay from there used to be made into earthenware goods. The central portion or the river is called haraikawa, which is a river in which worshippers purify themselves before praying. The population around the river basin is around 35,000 people.

Geography

The source of the Doki River is located on Mt. Ryuo in the Sanuki Mountains. It flows north along Japan National Route 438 through the Marugame Plain until it reaches both the Northern Doki River and Fujimi Vicinities within Marugame, where it merges into the Seto Inland Sea. At times parts of the river dry up due to the dry climate in Kagawa and a man-made channel modification which shortened the river.