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.
| Egota | |
|---|---|
 Egota River in Egota-no-Mori Park, Nakano, Tokyo, Japan | |
| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| District | Nerima Ward, Nakano Ward |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 35°43′26″N 139°40′13″E / 35.72382°N 139.67031°E |
Course edit
It starts in Nerima Ward, and ends by flowing into the Myōshōji River.
History edit
The region around the river used to be swampy.