Nogawa River

The Nogawa River (野川, No-gawa) is a river which flows through the west side of central Tokyo, Japan in an area known as the Musashino Terrace.

Nogawa River in Kitami, Setagaya in May 2016
Nogawa River near the boundary of Komae City, Tokyo in August 2017
Confluence of Nogawa River (far right) and Tama River (top and left) close to Futakotamagawa Station, Setagaya, Tokyo in April 2019

The source of the river is associated with the Ohike Pond in the gardens of the Hitachi Central Research Laboratory [1] just west of Kokubunji Station in the city of Kokubunji.[2] It flows south and then east (receiving water from springs in the adjacent Tonogayato Garden). Having entered Fuchu it then proceeds in an south-easterly direction through the cities of Koganei, Mitaka and Chofu. From Chofu it briefly enters Komae City before crossing into the special ward of Setagaya from where it finally empties into the Tama River close to Futakotamagawa Station. The confluence point is near to the parallel bridges carrying national route 246 and the Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line/Tōkyū Ōimachi Line over the Tama River.

The Nogawa has a total length of 21 km. Its basin is considered to extend to 69.6 km² [3] including the drainage of its tributaries, the longest of which is the Sen River (Sengawa).

The Nogawa flows through or adjacent to several well known parks including Musashino Park and Nogawa Park in its upper reaches [4] [5] and Kitami Friendship Square in Setagaya.

Coordinates


River source: 35°42′03″N 139°28′31″E

Confluence with Tama River: 35°36′35″N 139°37′35″E

Access

The Nogawa riverside may be accessed from numerous rail stations along its course including

References


  1. Hitachi Group (2021), Natural environment in Central Research Laboratory, retrieved 1 November 2021
  2. Tokyo Metropolitan Government Construction Bureau River Division (2018), Along the river Walking Map, Nogawa course 2 (PDF), retrieved 31 October 2021
  3. Tokyo Metropolitan Government Hydraulic Control Measures Council (2020), Nogawa Basin (野川流域) Map, retrieved 31 October 2021
  4. Tokyo Metropolitan Parks, The Tokyo Metropolitan Parks Guide At The Musashino region, retrieved 31 October 2021
  5. Tokyo Metropolitan Government Construction Bureau River Division (2018), Along the river Walking Map, Nogawa course 1 (PDF), retrieved 31 October 2021



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