Nakamura River (Yokohama) Explained

Nakamura River
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Japan
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Tōhoku
Subdivision Type4:Prefecture
Subdivision Name4:Kanagawa
Subdivision Type5:Cities and towns
Subdivision Name5:Yokohama
Source1:Ōoka River
Source1 Location:Minami-ku, Yokohama
Mouth:Tokyo Bay
Mouth Location:Naka-ku, Yokohama
Mouth Coordinates:35.2884°N 139.2394°W

is a river that flows from Minami-ku to Naka-ku in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

History

Until the early Edo period, the lowland between the Nakamura River and the main stream of the Ōoka River was a bell-shaped cove that connects to the sea near what is now Sakuragicho, and was then reclaimed to become Yoshida Nitta. The Nakamura River (upstream except the Hori River) is a river created at the southern end of Yoshida Nitta. It was connected to several rivers in Shindenuchi, but these rivers were reclaimed from the Meiji era to the postwar period, leaving only the Nakamura River.

The eastern part of Kannai was originally a sandbar extending from the south side. In 1860 (the year after the opening of Port of Yokohama), the current Horikawa was excavated as a canal, and Kannai was separated from the surrounding area by a waterway.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/uploaded/attachment/65513.pdf 大岡川水系河川整備基本方針