Meguro River
Meguro River near Naka Meguro
Location
Country	Japan
Physical characteristics

Source
• location	Confluence of the Kitazawa and Karasuyama tributaries, Tokyo, Japan

Mouth
• location	Shinagawa, Tokyo, Tokyo Bay
Length	7.82 km (4.86 mi)
Basin size	45.8 km² (17.7 sq mi)

The Meguro River (目黒川, Meguro-gawa) is a river which flows through Tokyo, Japan. Its tributaries include the Kitazawa River and the Karasuyama River. The river flows into Tokyo Bay near the Tennōzu Isle Station.

The river is 7.82 km (4.86 mi) in length and passes through Setagaya, Meguro and Shinagawa wards.

The river banks are extensively landscaped and act as an urban green space for communities along its length. Close to the source of the river in Setagaya, the river is divided vertically between a large underground storm drain and surface level landscaped ornamental stream. At Ōhashi Junction where the river passes under the Route 246 and the Tōmei Expressway, the river re-emerges as a broader, surface level water channel.

The river is a popular venue for cherry blossom viewing in the spring.^[1]^[2]

Access

Public transportation access to the pedestrianized riverside walking paths include (from North to South):

Ikejiri-Ōhashi Station on the Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line
Naka-Meguro Station on the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line and Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line
Meguro Station on the JR East Yamanote Line, Tokyo Metro Namboku Line, Toei Mita Line and Tokyu Meguro Line.
Gotanda Station on the on JR East Yamanote Line, Toei Asakusa Line and Tokyu Ikegami Line.

Gallery

Source of the Meguro River at Setagaya
Meguro River, pedestrian path approaching Ōhashi, Meguro
Meguro River and Ōhashi Junction
Meguro River and cherry-blossom trees in Spring 2014
Meguro River at Ōsaki, Shinagawa
Taiko-bashi Bridge at Shimomeguro
Taiko-bashi Bridge in 1857 by Hiroshige

References

^ "Meguro Net Hanami Guide". Retrieved 19 March 2014.
^ "Best Cherry Blossom Viewing Locations". Japan-guide.com. Retrieved 2 April 2014.

35°38′45″N 139°41′55″E / 35.645927°N 139.698611°E / 35.645927; 139.698611

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