Mama River

Overview

The Mama River is a first-class river of the Tone River system that branches off from the Edo River in western Chiba Prefecture and empties into Tokyo Bay. With a total length of 8.5 km and a basin area of 65.6 km2, and roughly 65 percent of its basin urbanized, it is a typical urban river.

Highlights

• ●A course branching from the Edo River into Tokyo Bay
• ●A scale of 8.5 km in length and a 65.6 km2 basin
• ●Its character as an urban river with about 65% urbanized basin
• ●Its lineage as the site of the "Mama Inlet" sung of in the Man'yōshū

History

The Mama River branches from the Edo River in western Chiba Prefecture and flows into Tokyo Bay as a first-class river of the Tone River system. It is regarded as the trace of the "Mama Inlet" that appears in the legend of Tekona of Mama, sung of in the Man'yōshū. The river takes its name from the place-name Mama.

Map

35.6878, 139.9549 · Wikidata

Suggested itinerary

1. 1Note the upper reach where it branches from the Edo River
2. 2Walk the riverside as it flows through the urban area
3. 3Take in the area regarded as the site of the Mama Inlet
4. 4Head toward the lower reach that empties into Tokyo Bay

Did you know?

💡 The Mama River is regarded as the trace of the "Mama Inlet" featured in the legend of Tekona of Mama, which is sung of in the Man'yōshū.

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