Amanogawa (river)

River in Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Amanogawa

Etymology| Heavenly River
Native name| 天の川 (Japanese)
Location
Country| Japan
Prefecture| Osaka Prefecture
Physical characteristics
Mouth|

• location

| Osaka Bay
Length| 14.9 kilometre

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

The river empties into the Yodo River.

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

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