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. Its tributaries include the Kitazawa River and the Karasuyama River. The river flows into

Tokyo Bay is a bay located in the southern Kantō region of Japan, and spans the coasts of Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture, and Chiba Prefecture. Tokyo Bay is connected to the Pacific Ocean by the Uraga Channel. The Tokyo Bay region is both the most populous a ...

near the

Tennōzu Isle Station is a railway station in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Monorail and Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit (TWR). It is a set of two stations connected by an elevated walkway about 100 m long. Lines The Tokyo Monorail station is serve ...

. The river is in length and passes through

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and

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. The river banks are extensively landscaped and act as an

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for communities along its length. Close to the source of the river in

, the river is divided vertically between a large underground storm drain and surface level landscaped ornamental stream. At Ōhashi Junction where the river passes under the Route 246 and the

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, the river re-emerges as a broader, surface level water channel. The river is a popular venue for cherry blossom viewing in the spring.

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Public transportation access to the pedestrianized riverside walking paths include (from North to South): * Ikejiri-Ōhashi Station on the

Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line The is a major commuter line operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation and connecting south-western suburbs of Tokyo and neighbouring Kanagawa Prefecture, with its western terminus of , to a major railway junction of western d ...

Naka-Meguro Station is a railway station in Meguro, Tokyo, Japan, jointly operated by Tokyu Corporation and Tokyo Metro. Despite its name, the station is not located in Nakameguro, but in the neighboring Kamimeguro district. Lines Naka-Meguro Station is served ...

on the

Tōkyū Tōyoko Line The is a major railway line connecting Tokyo (Shibuya) to Yokohama. The line is owned and operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation. The name of the line, ''Tōyoko'' (東横), is a combination of the first characters of ''Tōky ...

and

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Meguro Station is a railway station in the Kamiōsaki district of Shinagawa, Tokyo, close to the boundary with Meguro ward. Lines Meguro Station is served by the following lines: *East Japan Railway Company (JR East) Yamanote Line *Tokyo Metro Namboku Line - ...

on the

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and

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. *

Gotanda Station Gotanda Station ( ja, 五反田駅,) is a railway station in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East), the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation, and the Tokyo subway operator Toei. Lines Gotanda Stat ...

on the on

Toei Asakusa Line The is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo subway operator Toei Subway. The line runs between in Ōta and in Sumida. The line is named after the Asakusa district, a cultural center of Tokyo, under which it passes. The Asak ...

and

Tokyu Ikegami Line The is a railway line operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation. It runs through Tokyo, extending from Gotanda Station in Shinagawa to Kamata Station in Ōta. New three-car 7000 series EMUs were introduced in December 2007, ...

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{{Rivers of Japan Rivers of Tokyo Meguro Rivers of Japan

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