Kanda River — Local services in Tokyo

The Kanda River originates from the Inokashira Park and Inokashira Pond in Mitaka City.It is the river that merges with the Sumida River and flows into Tokyo Bay after passing through the ward boundaries such as Nakano Ward, Shinjuku Ward, Taito Ward, and Sumida Ward.One of the greatest river in Tokyo,that flows from west to east, so the Edo first general(Shogun), Tokugawa Ieyasu, used it for water and flood control. We can now see the river right now, and walk around. But that river is also high in flood risk, especially Ochanomizu-station, Tokyo-Metro Marunouchi-line, is unusual for subways and has sometimes...

神田川：昌平橋：総武線 間もなく隅田川へ流れ込む神田川、水道橋駅から御茶ノ水駅を経て河口部までの間には途中に仙台濠、聖橋や昌平橋、柳橋もあり、歩いてみることで、その良さを実感できる。 川の長さは２４キロ余り、結構な距離である。川全体をとらえ、上流を眺めてみると、三鷹市の井の頭公園を源流とし、杉並区、中野区、新宿区、文京区辺りを流れながら、飯田橋で外濠と合流して、冒頭の流域となる様子である。 ところで、かぐや姫の名曲「神田川」に描かれたのはどの辺り？と疑問が湧いたので、調べてみたところ、御茶ノ水からだと、もう少し上流の豊島区高田３丁目辺...

Beautiful scenery, but I was disappointed that there were no jet races the day...