Amanogawa (river)
Appearance
Amanogawa | |
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Etymology | Heavenly River |
Native name | 天の川 (Japanese) |
Location | |
Country | Japan |
Prefecture | Osaka Prefecture |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | |
• location | Osaka Bay |
Length | 14.9 kilometre |
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.
The river empties into the Yodo River.
References
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