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Amanogawa (river)

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(Redirected from Amanogawa River) River in Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Amanogawa
EtymologyHeavenly River
Native name天の川 (Japanese)
Location
CountryJapan
PrefectureOsaka Prefecture
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • locationOsaka Bay
Length14.9 kilometre

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

The river empties into the Yodo River.

References

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