Amanogawa (river)

The Amanogawa (Japanese: 天の川), Amano-gawa or Amano is a river in Japan, which passes through Hirakata, near Osaka.[1] The name means "heavenly river",[1] and is also the Japanese name for the Milky Way.

Amanogawa
EtymologyHeavenly River
Native name天の川  (Japanese)
Location
CountryJapan
PrefectureHokkaidō
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
  location
Sea of Japan
Length28.6 kilometre

The river empties into the Sea of Japan.

References

  1. Kokinshū. Cheng & Tsui. 1996. p. 168. ISBN 978-0-88727-249-3.

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