Takatsu Ward: Kuji 2-chome: 平瀬川浄化施設 - Hirase River - Tama River
Built around the Tama River’s floodplain, Takatsu Ward grew into a densely settled district of Kawasaki. Here the Hirase River reaches the Tama, whose broad channel forms the boundary between Kawasaki and Tokyo. Embankments, bridges and riverside paths thread through housing, local roads and working infrastructure, including the Hirasegawa Purification Facility. This is a strongly urban stretch of the river corridor, yet the open banks preserve space for movement and flood control. The Edo-period Nikaryō Yōsui canal system, built to irrigate former fields in eastern Musashi, recalls the landscape that preceded metropolitan expansion. Takatsu Ward remains closely tied to the river systems that shaped it.
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Takatsu Ward is best known within Kanagawa Prefecture for its Tama River frontage, facing Tokyo across the water. Part of Kawasaki City, it occupies a densely developed stretch of the river plain between central Kawasaki and Tokyo’s western suburbs. Mizonokuchi, the ward’s principal commercial district, grew along the Ōyama Kaidō, a historic highway linking Edo with the pilgrimage centre of Ōyama in present-day Isehara. Today, rail connections and riverside paths bring everyday metropolitan life close to broad floodplain green space. Discover other points of interest through webcams located across Takatsu Ward and Kanagawa Prefecture.
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