The is a river which flows through Tokyo, Japan. Its tributaries include the Kitazawa River and the Karasuyama River. The river flows into Tokyo Bay 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 serv ...

. The river is in length and passes through

Setagaya is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is also the name of a neighborhood and administrative district within the ward. The ward calls itself Setagaya City in English. Its official bird is the azure-winged magpie, its flower is the fringed orch ...

Meguro is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. The English translation of its Japanese self-designation is Meguro City. The ward was founded on March 15, 1947. Meguro is predominantly residential in character, but is also home to light industry, corporat ...

and Shinagawa

wards Ward may refer to: Division or unit * Hospital ward, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example the psychiatric ward * Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a pris ...

. The river banks are extensively landscaped and act as an urban green space 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

Tōmei Expressway The is a national expressway on the island of Honshū in Japan. It is operated by Central Nippon Expressway Company. The expressway is designated as E1 under the "2016 Proposal for Realization of Expressway Numbering", because it parallels Nat ...

, 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 by ...

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 Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line * Meguro Station on the

JR East The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are ...

Yamanote Line, Tokyo Metro Namboku Line, Toei Mita Line and Tokyu Meguro Line. * Gotanda Station on the on

Yamanote Line, Toei Asakusa Line and Tokyu Ikegami Line.

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

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