Nogawa River

Japanese: 饒波川 - のはがわ

A river that flows west through the Shimajiri area of Okinawa Island (main island) in Okinawa Prefecture. It is 14 km long. It is a tributary of the Kokuba River system and is one of the longest rivers in the Shimajiri area. From Taira in Ozato Village to Kochinda Town, it flows through a valley-like lowland in the Shimajiri mudstone area, flows north at Tonoha and Takayasu in Tomigusuku Village, and flows into Manko Lake downstream of the Kokuba River. Ishihiya Bridge, built at a point southeast of the Tomigusuku Castle ruins, was once a bypass bridge to Naha Port, and was remodeled into a five-section stone bridge in 1697 (Genroku 10), but was destroyed during the Battle of Okinawa.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

沖縄県沖縄島(本島)の島尻地区を西流する川。長さ14km。国場（こくば）川水系の支川で，島尻地区では長流の一つである。大里村平良（たいら）付近から東風平（こちんだ）町にかけては島尻層泥岩地帯の谷状低地を貫流し，豊見城（とみぐすく）村の饒波，高安で北流して国場川下流の漫湖に流入する。豊見城城跡南東の地点に架けられた石火矢（いしひや）橋はかつては那覇港への間道の橋で，1697年(元禄10)に5連の石橋に改造されたが，沖縄戦により破壊された。

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