What is Arakawa River?
The '''Arakawa River''' ({{lang-ja|荒川}}) is one of the principal [[river]]s flowing through [[Tokyo]], the [[capital city]] of [[Japan]]. The point of origin is on [[Mount Kobushi]] in [[Saitama Prefecture]], and the Arakawa empties into [[Tokyo Bay]], spanning 173 kilometers. The [[drainage basin]] covers 2,940 square kilometers. The widest section of the river ranges 2,537 meters at around Gonari Bridge and ranks number one in the nation. The Arakawa is a sister river with the [[Potomac River]] in the [[United States]]. ==Other websites== *[http://www.potomacriver.org/about_potomac/arakawa.htm Potomac Sister River page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080916062714/http://www.potomacriver.org/about_potomac/arakawa.htm |date=2008-09-16 }} *[http://www.ara.or.jp/e/ Arakawa River Association] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060510142829/http://www.ara.or.jp/e/ |date=2006-05-10 }} {{coord|36|08|10|N|139|22|06|E|type:river_source:dewiki|display=title}} {{Commonscat|Arakawa River (Saitama and Tokyo)}} {{Japan-stub}} [[Category:Rivers of Japan]]