The Tone River is a river in the Kantō region of Japan. It is 322 kilometers (200 mi) in length and has a drainage area of 16,840 square kilometers (6,500 sq mi). It is nicknamed Bandō Tarō ; Bandō is an obsolete alias of the Kantō Region, and Tarō is a popular given name for an oldest son. It is regarded as one of the "Three Greatest Rivers" of Japan, the others being the Yoshino in Shikoku and the Chikugo in Kyūshū.
Tone River at Narita and Kawachi (2015)
Yagisawa Dam, the biggest reservoir
Tone River at Narita and Kawachi
Kurihashi Water Level Observatory (June 2005)
The Shinano River , known as the Chikuma River in its upper reaches, is the longest and widest river in Japan and the third largest by basin area. It is located in northeastern Honshu, rising in the Japanese Alps and flowing generally northeast through Nagano and Niigata Prefectures before emptying into the Sea of Japan. It is designated as a Class A river.
The Shinano River in Niigata just before it flows into the Sea of Japan
Flame-style pottery from the Nagaoka site
Chikuma River, from Yashima Bridge, looking downstream toward Murayama Bridge, Nagano (city)
Shinano River and Ōkōzu Channel in Echigo Plain in winter
