Egota
Egota River in Egota-no-Mori Park, Nakano, Tokyo, Japan
Location
CountryJapan
RegionKantō
DistrictNerima Ward, Nakano Ward
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
  coordinates
35°43′26″N 139°40′13″E / 35.72382°N 139.67031°E / 35.72382; 139.67031

The Egota River (江古田川, Egota-gawa) is designated as a Class A river by the Japanese government with a length of 1.64 km and a basin area of 5.0 km². It used to flow through Naka-arai Village (中新井村, Naka-arai-mura) and so it also used to be called the Naka-arai River (中新井川, Naka-arai-gawa). The open-ditch section of the river is under 2 km in length.

Course

It starts in Nerima Ward, and ends by flowing into the Myōshōji River.

History

The region around the river used to be swampy.

References

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