Shakujii River

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Approximate course in Tokyo. The cities in Tokyo are shown to the left in pink, while the special wards of Tokyo are shown to the right in colour.

Course

The Shakujii River is one of the tributaries of the Arakawa River. With a total length of Script error: No such module "convert". and a drainage basin of Script error: No such module "convert"., 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.

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 Template:Interlanguage link multi. The bridge has now been replaced by a modern ferroconcrete one called Ita Bridge.

Coordinates

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Gallery

References

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External links

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