Region
Hyogo Live Cameras in Japan — 5 official webcams
Four rivers — the Ina, Maruyama, Kako and Ibo — plus the Higashi-Harima coast. All five are ministry river cameras, and they cover both the Sea of Japan side and the Inland Sea side.
5 cameras in Hyogo
5 video, 0 still. Tap one to open it in the camera list.
-
Live video, rotating
Ina and Mo Rivers
Hyogo / Osaka · River
An urban river running right beside Osaka Airport. Built-up on both banks, with the levees up against where people live.
-
Live video, rotating
Maruyama and Izushi Rivers
Toyooka, Hyogo · River
Rivers of the wetlands where the oriental stork returned. The gradient is gentle and seawater reaches a long way up from the mouth.
-
Live video, rotating
Kako and Manganji Rivers
Kakogawa, Hyogo · River
Running straight south across the Harima plain to the Seto Inland Sea. The mouth sits next to an industrial belt.
-
Live video, rotating
Ibo and Hayashida Rivers
Himeji, Hyogo · River
The clear river behind a famous somen noodle-making area. Water quality upstream is good, and on fine days the surface looks genuinely clear.
-
Live video, rotating
Higashi-Harima coast
Akashi–Kakogawa, Hyogo · Sea
A sandy shore on the Seto Inland Sea. This camera shows coast rather than river, so wave height and tide are what to watch.
When to watch
The Maruyama runs through the Toyooka basin to the Sea of Japan; the rest drain to the Inland Sea. One prefecture lets you compare both sides of the divide. The Sea of Japan side means snow and leaden skies in winter, the Inland Sea side stays mild all year, and the difference shows up plainly on screen.
River cameras exist to watch water levels, so they frame the river tightly. They are also the systems that come under load in bad weather, so there is a case for staying off them then and leaving capacity to the people who need them.
Agencies publishing the cameras on this page
- MLIT river live streams (Government Standard Terms 2.0) — Official site
The footage belongs to each agency. This site is an unofficial guide, and each sample frame was copied once per camera under that agency's terms of use.