Shakujii River

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Rows of cherry blossoms (sakura namiki) line both sides of the Shakujii just east of Naka-Itabashi Station on the Tōbu Tōjō Line

The Shakujii River (石神井川, Shakujii-gawa^?) is a river which flows through the northwest quadrant of central Tokyo, Japan. Its source is in the district of Hana-koganei-minami-chō, Kodaira City, near the Musashino Danchi. At Horifune, Kita-ku, it empties into the Sumida River. With a total length of 25.2 km and a watershed of 61.6 km², it is categorized as a 1st class river by the Japanese government.

The famous wooden plank bridge for which Itabashi-ku is named crossed the Shakujii at Nakajuku. The bridge has now been replaced by a modern ferroconcrete structure.

[edit] Other name

In the area around Takinogawa, Kita-ku, the Shakujii is called Takinogawa ('waterfall river'), a name given to it, according to local legend, because of its powerful and violent flow.

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