| Aka River Akagawa | |
|---|---|
 Aka River flowing through the city of Tsuruoka | |
| Etymology | Red River |
| Native name | 赤川 (Japanese) |
| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| State | Honshu |
| Region | Yamagata |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mount Itoh [ja] |
| • elevation | 1,771 m (5,810 ft) |
| Mouth | Sea of Japan |
| • coordinates | 38°50′50″N 139°47′03″E / 38.8471°N 139.7841°E / 38.8471; 139.7841 |
| Length | 70 km (43 mi) |
| Basin size | 857 km (331 sq mi) |
Aka River (赤川, Akagawa, lit. 'red river') is a river in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. It flows into the Sea of Japan.
Soccer fields on Akagawa riverbed
There are football fields on Akagawa riverbed in Tsuruoka, and they were NEC Yamagata SC's practice grounds.
References
- 日本の川 - 東北 - 赤川 - 国土交通省水管理・国土保全局. mlit.go.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- @kamikaze_monte (4 May 2017). "モンテディオ山形のもうひとつの聖地と言っても良い鶴岡市 赤川グランド(現在はあまり使われてないので荒れてます)このグランドを主に、モンテの前身であるNEC山形鶴岡工場のサッカー同好会が鶴岡市社会人リーグを戦っていたんだよね！" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "赤川河川緑地の紹介". www.city.tsuruoka.lg.jp.
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