Komae: Tama River
Formed around settlements on the Tama River’s alluvial plain, Komae grew into a compact residential city on Tokyo’s western edge. The Tama River marks the boundary between Tokyo and Kanagawa here, while its broad floodplain retains grassland, side channels and riverside paths beside dense metropolitan development. The Odakyu Electric Railway crosses the river near Higashi-Izumi, linking this low-lying district with central Tokyo and Kawasaki’s opposite bank. Komae has an unusually small scale for the capital region: it is Tokyo’s smallest city by area. Incorporated as a city in 1970, it combines everyday suburban streets with one of the metropolis’s major river corridors.
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The terrain around Komae is low and largely flat beside the Tama River, which has shaped both the urban form and local economy. This compact city in southwestern Tokyo lies between the riverbank and the capital’s continuous suburban development, with a distinctly residential scale. The Tama marks Komae’s southern edge and brings open riverside space to an otherwise densely built area. The Odakyu Odawara Line links Komae and Izumi-Tamagawa stations with central Tokyo. Ancient kofun burial mounds preserved in the city also testify to settlement here long before modern Tokyo expanded. Discover other points of interest through webcams located across Komae and western Tokyo.
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