Shakujii River

Shakujii River
Shakujii River and cherry blossoms
Location
Country	Japan
Physical characteristics

Source
• location	Kodaira, Tokyo

Mouth
• location	Sumida River, Kita-ku, Tokyo
Length	25.2 km (15.7 mi)

The Shakujii River (石神井川, Shakujii-gawa) is a river which flows through the northwest quadrant of central Tokyo, Japan. It is one of the tributaries of the Arakawa River. With a total length of 25.2 kilometres (15.7 mi) and a drainage basin of 61.6 square kilometres (23.8 sq mi), it is categorized as a Class A river by the Japanese government.

It springs up in Koganei Park in the district of Hana-koganei-minami-chō, in the city of Kodaira. It then flows in an easterly direction through the city of Nishitōkyō. Next, it continues through the special wards of Tokyo of Nerima-ku, Itabashi-ku and Kita-ku. At Horifune, Kita-ku, it empties into the Sumida River.

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Bridges

The Shakujii River has 66^[1] bridges over its upstream portion. There are 62^[2] over its middle basin. And there are 66^[3] bridges over its downstream portion. This makes for a total of 194 bridges.

The famous wooden plank bridge for which Itabashi-ku is named crossed the Shakujii at Nakajuku [ja]. The bridge has now been replaced by a modern ferroconcrete one called Ita Bridge.

Coordinates

River source: 35°43′12″N 139°31′06″E / 35.719995°N 139.518224°E / 35.719995; 139.518224

Confluence with Sumida River: 35°45′28″N 139°44′52″E / 35.757889°N 139.747803°E / 35.757889; 139.747803

Gallery

Painting of the river by Hiroshige
The river in Itabashi Ward as seen from Kurihara Bridge (くりはら橋)

References

^ "石神井川上流域". 東京の橋クラブ (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 April 2022.
^ "石神井川中流域". 東京の橋クラブ (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 April 2022.
^ "石神井川下流域". 東京の橋クラブ (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 April 2022.

External links

National Diet Library, Japan article

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