The was the main stream of the Yodo River before 1907, when the current (new) Yodo River was constructed by a normalisation project. Now called the Kyà «-Yodo River, it is a major waterway in central Osaka and the main drainage of Neyagawa river.
The name Kyà «-Yodo river means former Yodo river in Japanese.
The name Kyà «-Yodo River is a geological name, locally it is called by subdivision names. From the source to the mouth, it is named as follows:
This is the name for the section from the Kema Lock to the Tenjimbashi (bridge); the Japanese name is à Âkawa (大å·Â).
This is the name for the section from the Tenjimbashi (bridge) to the Funatsubashi (bridge) along the north shore of Nakanoshima Island; the Japanese name is Dà Âjima-gawa (å Â島å·Â).
This is the name for the section from the Tenjimbashi (bridge) to the Funatsubashi (bridge) along the south shore of Nakanoshima Island; the Japanese name is Tosabori-gawa (Ã¥ÂÂä½Âå Âå·Â).
This is the name for the section from the Funatsubashi (bridge) to Tempà Âzan, Osaka Bay; the Japanese name is Aji-gawa (å®Âæ²»å·Â).
Points of interest from the source to the mouth.
For Nakanoshima area, each station of Keihan Nakanoshima Line is nearest. For Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan and Tempà Âzan, Metro à Âsakakà  Station is nearest.