Wiktionary (3.00 / 3 votes) Rate this definition: knowledge (Noun) Acknowledgement. knowledge (Noun) The fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc. His knowledge of Iceland was limited to what he'd seen on the Travel Channel. knowledge (Noun) Awareness of a particular fact or situation; a state of having been informed or made aware of something.
Shinano. The Shinano River is the longest river in Japan, flowing from the Nagano Prefecture to the Niigata Prefecture. The Shinano is 367 kilometers (228 miles) in length. It originates on Mount Kobushi from the Japanese Alps of Honshu Island, and flows northwest, joining the Sai River.
Mountainous and volcanic, HonshÅ« has frequent earthquakes (the Great KantÅ earthquake heavily damaged Tokyo in September 1923); the highest peak is the active volcano Mount Fuji at 3,776 m, which makes it the world's 7th highest island. There are many rivers, including the Shinano River, Japan's longest.