Motoarakawa - Motoarakawa

Japanese: 元荒川 - もとあらかわ

A river that flows southeast through eastern Saitama Prefecture. It was originally the main stream of the Arakawa River. Its total length is about 61 km. It flows almost southeast from Kumagaya City, passes through Koshigaya City, and joins the Nakagawa River near Yoshikawa City. In 1629, the Kanto District Magistrate, Ina Tadaharu, closed off the old Arakawa River at Kuge, Kumagaya City, widened the course of the Wada Yoshino River to form the Arakawa River, and diverted it into the Irumagawa River at the time, changing its course. It is currently used as an irrigation canal and drainage channel.

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Japanese:

埼玉県東部を南東に流れる川。もと荒川の本流。全長約 61km。熊谷市からほぼ南東流し，越谷市を経て吉川市付近で中川に合流する。寛永6 (1629) 年，関東郡代伊奈忠治が熊谷市久下 (くげ) で旧荒川を締切り，和田吉野川の川筋を広げて荒川とし，当時の入間川筋に流して流路を変更した。現在は用水路，排水路として利用されている。

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