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 Kyū-Yodo River, it is a major waterway in central Osaka and the main drainage of Neyagawa river. The name Kyū-Yodo river means former Yodo river in Japanese. Subdivisions The name Kyū-Yodo River is a geological name, locally it is called by subdivision names. From the source to the mouth, it is named as follows: Ōkawa (river) This is the name for the section from the Kema Lock to the Tenjimbashi (bridge); the Japanese name is Ōkawa (大川). Dōjima River 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 Dōjima-gawa (堂島川). Tosabori River 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 (土佐堀川). Ajigawa (river) This is the name for the section from the Funatsubashi (bridge) to Tempōzan, Osaka Bay; the Japanese name is Aji-gawa (安治川). Points of interest Points of interest from the source to the mouth. Kita ward, Miyakojima ward Yodo River Kema Lock Kema Sakuranomiya Park OAP Tower Imperial Hotel Osaka National Mint Factory Kita ward, Chūō ward Keihan City Mall (department store) Minami-Temma Park Nakanoshima Nakanoshima Park Osaka Stock Exchange Museum of Oriental Ceramics City Hall High District Court Osaka branch Bank of Japan Osaka branch Fukushima ward, Kita ward, Nishi ward Hotarumachi National Museum of Art, Osaka Osaka Science Museum Rihga Royal Hotel Osaka International Convention Center Osaka Central Wholesale Market Konohana ward, Minato ward Universal Studios Japan Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan Tempōzan Access For Nakanoshima area, each station of Keihan Nakanoshima Line is nearest. For Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan and Tempōzan, Metro Ōsakakō Station is nearest. Rivers of Osaka Prefecture Geography of Osaka Rivers of Japan