Amanogawa (river) explained

Amanogawa
Name Etymology:Heavenly River
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Japan
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture
Subdivision Name2:Osaka Prefecture
Length:14.9 kilometre
Mouth Location:Osaka Bay

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", and is also the Japanese name for the Milky Way.

The river empties into the Yodo River.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kokinshū . 1996 . Cheng & Tsui . 978-0-88727-249-3 . 168 . registration . en.