Yanagawa

Yanagawa is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.

As of April 30, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 71,848, with 24,507 households and a population density of 934.55 persons per km². The total area is 76.88 km².On March 21, 2005 the towns of Yamato and Mitsuhashi were merged into Yanagawa.

Yanagawa is popular with Japanese tourists because of its 470 km of wide canals. Yanagawa riverboats, called "donkobune", are used to take tourists around the city. In 1987 a video documentary was created by Studio Ghibli about these canals and their restoration.