The Ishikari River is located in Hokkaido, and is 268 kilometers (167 miles) in length. It orginates in Mount Ishikari of the Kitami Mountains, and flows through Asahikawa and Sapporo. It eventually terminates in the Sea of Japan.
Definition of Greek fire. : an incendiary composition used in warfare by the Byzantine Greeks that is said to have burst into flame on wetting.
Although usage of the term Greek fire has been general in English and most other languages since the Crusades, original Byzantine sources called the substance a variety of names, such as sea fire (Medieval Greek: Ïá¿¦Ï Î¸Î±Î»Î¬ÏÏÎ¹Î¿Î½ pÅ·r thalÃ¡ssion), Roman fire (Ïá¿¦Ï á¿¥ÏÎ¼Î±ÏÎºÏÎ½ pÅ·r rhÅmaÃ¯kÃ³n), war fire (ÏÎ¿Î»ÎµÎ¼Î¹Îºá½¸Î½ Ïá¿¦Ï polemikÃ²n pÅ·r), liquid fire ( ...