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23-613: Kawasaki Ward is located in northeastern Kanagawa Prefecture, in the northeast portion of the city of Kawasaki, bordering on the Tama River and Tokyo to the north and Tokyo Bay to the south and east. Much of the land area of the Ward is reclaimed land Under the Nara period Ritsuryō system, what is now Kawasaki Ward became part of Tachibana District Musashi Province . In the Edo period , it

46-472: A few low to mid-rise office buildings. High-rises were virtually nonexistent until the late 2000s, with the bottoming of Tokyo's two-decade-long real estate bubble collapse. This has changed with increased rail passenger services due to double tracking and line extensions and thru-services. The skyline has visibly changed at Futako-Tamagawa Station and Musashi-Kosugi Station but there are also renewed developments from Keio-Tamagawa Station area downstream as

69-545: Is a North Korean school , Kawasaki Korean Primary School ( 川崎朝鮮初級学校 ). Tama River The Tama River ( 多摩川 , Tama-gawa ) is a major river in Yamanashi , Kanagawa and Tokyo Prefectures on Honshū , Japan. It is officially classified as a Class 1 river by the Japanese government . It is 138 kilometres (86 mi) long, and has a 1,240 square kilometres (480 sq mi) basin. The river flows through

92-463: Is a rugby club named after the river, called Tamariba Club .) There are also many playgrounds, park spaces and golf driving ranges found on the side of the river as it passes through the city. A bike path and running track travels the length of the river through urban Tokyo, extending to the river mouth in Tokyo bay. The areas around Tama River on both sides have generally been suburban in nature, with

115-431: Is assumed that life for tropical fish became possible because of higher water temperature of river due to global warming and waste water from sewage treatment plants. Those higher temperatures now allow tropical pet fish abandoned by their owners to survive the cold Japanese winters. In the early 2000s a Kawasaki man named Mitsuaki Yamasaki established a "fish shelter" to house pet fish that owners would otherwise dump into

138-399: Is next to Haneda Airport . Tama River is very prone to flooding, and has wrought havoc on surrounding areas throughout history. On occasions the river even changed its course after massive floods, sometimes dividing pre-existing settlements in two. As a result, there are several locations where the place names on opposing sides of the river are the same, such as Todoroki . The current course

161-714: The Greater Tokyo Area , on the dividing line between Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefectures. In Tokyo, its banks are lined with parks and sports fields, making the river a popular picnic spot. The Tama's source is on Mt. Kasatori in Koshu in Yamanashi Prefecture . From there, it flows eastward into mountainous western Tokyo, where the Ogōchi Dam forms Lake Okutama . Below the dam, it takes the name Tama and flows eastwards through Chichibu Tama Kai National Park to

184-406: The anime series Chō Soku Henkei Gyrozetter Licht Jekylland Todoroki ( リヒト・ジキルランド・轟 ) , a character in the manga series Servamp Raichi Todoroki ( 轟 雷市 ) , a character in the manga series Ace of Diamond Shoto Todoroki ( 轟 焦凍 ) , a character in the manga series My Hero Academia Shu Todoroki, a character in the film Cars 2 Yachiyo Todoroki ( 轟 八千代 ) , a character in

207-530: The city of Ōme . It then flows southeast between Tama Hills and Musashino Terrace . At Hamura is the source of the historic Tamagawa Aqueduct built by the Tamagawa brothers in 1653 to supply water to Edo (present day Tokyo). Further downstream, the river forms the boundary between Tokyo and the city of Kawasaki in Kanagawa Prefecture . Its mouth on the heavily industrialised Tokyo Bay

230-473: The combination of urban convenience and wide open river space is an uncommon amenity in Tokyo's typically claustrophobic urban area. The live-action outdoor night scenes from the opening FMV sequence of the original first Resident Evil video game (known in Japan as "BIOHAZARD", where initial development and filming of all FMV scenes took place) were filmed near a riverbank of Tama, in heavily grassed parts of

253-535: The 💕 Todoroki (written: 轟 or 轟木 or 等々力) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: Kenjiro Todoroki ( 轟 賢二郎 , born 1975) , Japanese sailor Toshiharu Todoroki ( 轟木 利治 , born 1960) , Japanese politician Yu Todoroki ( 轟 悠 ) , Japanese actress Yukiko Todoroki ( 轟 夕起子 , 1917–1967) , Japanese actress Todoroki Buhē ( 轟 武兵衛 , 1818–1873) , Japanese swordsman and kokugakusha Fictional characters [ edit ] Kakeru Todoroki ( 轟 駆流 ) , protagonist of

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276-483: The large amount of floodwater produced by Typhoon Hagibis in October 2019 flooded areas of Kawasaki City's Musashi-Kosugi Station and nearby areas, causing infrastructural damage and power outages. Rapid post-war urbanization of surrounding areas took its toll on Tama River, whose water quality in the urban areas plummeted from 1950s onwards rendering it uninhabitable for most species. Pollution control measures and

299-408: The levees have been underway since 1990. As with most major rivers in Japan, the levees are built some distance away from the river itself to accommodate the extra floodwater. The open expanse between the levees and the river in the middle is covered in grass and shrubbery, forming a useful belt of greenery and wide open space which is used as playing fields in many places. Despite this extra space,

322-696: The manga series Working!! See also [ edit ] Todoroki Station (disambiguation) , multiple railway stations in Japan [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Todoroki . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Todoroki&oldid=1147674114 " Categories : Surnames Japanese-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles containing Japanese-language text Articles with short description Short description

345-421: The numbers of ayu migrating upstream. Other fish such as loach inhabit the river, as do crabs, turtles and crayfish. Japanese cormorants , kingfishers , white wagtails , eastern spot-billed ducks , grey herons , little egrets , Japanese white-eyes , mandarin ducks , and black-headed gulls are among birds often seen at the river. Various types of ducks have made a comeback after the 1969 designation of

368-592: The river as a wildlife protection zone. The expanse of greenery between the levees and the river itself attract additional wildlife. In the summer of 2002, Tama-chan , a normally arctic male bearded seal first spotted in the Tama River by the Maruko Bridge , became a major nationwide celebrity. In recent years the Tama River has been settled by a larger number of non-native species including red-eared slider turtles and tropical fish like piranhas . It

391-401: The river's official designation as a wildlife protection zone have now led to the return of many species. Carp , rainbow trout , cherry salmon , iwana ( char ), ugui (big-scaled redfin) and ayu all inhabit Tama River in sufficient numbers for limited commercial fishing to take place in upstream areas. Recent moves to fit weirs with fish ladders have resulted in a steep increase in

414-577: The river. A large number of stray cats live along the river. Some homeless people live near the Tama River. Near the outskirts of Tokyo, the river is a popular kayaking spot, with the Japan National Slalom Kayak competitions being held on the Tama River where it passes through Mitake. This section of river is also a budding white water rafting and hydrospeeding destination being so accessible from Tokyo. Companies operate from early spring until late autumn. The boulders on

437-400: The riverbed around Mitake also form one of Tokyo's premier climbing ( bouldering ) spots. Some of Japan's famous boulder problems can be found here, on boulders such as 'Ninja rock' and 'Deadend'. Further down, sports fields appear on both banks of the river, with many teams practicing or playing a range of sports here on a regular basis, including baseball, soccer and rugby union . (There

460-433: The shore's premises, roughly 20 kilometers (12.4 miles) away from Tokyo, sometime in late August/early September 1995. Filming at Tama was done in roughly 12 hours and lasted from 17:00 to 05:00 the next day. The asteroid 1089 Tama was named after the Tama River. 35°31′18″N 139°47′54″E  /  35.521784°N 139.798333°E  / 35.521784; 139.798333 (mouth) Todoroki From Misplaced Pages,

483-656: Was administered as tenryō territory controlled directly by the Tokugawa shogunate , but administered through various hatamoto , and prospered as Kawasaki-juku , a post station on the Tokaido highway connecting Edo with Kyoto . After the Meiji Restoration , the area urbanized with the development of Kawasaki Station on the Tokaido Main Line and became a center for heavy industry. The area

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506-819: Was largely destroyed by the Great Kanto earthquake of 1923 and during American bombing during World War II . Kawasaki Ward was established with the division of the city of Kawasaki into wards on April 1, 1972. Long associated with grime, labor unrest, organized crime and pollution-related diseases, the local government undertook extensive efforts in the 1990s to revamp the area image. The economy of Kawasaki Ward continues to be dominated by industry. The Kawasaki City Board of Education (川崎市育委員会) operates municipal elementary and junior high schools, as well as Kawasaki High School and Affiliated Junior High School  [ ja ] . Municipal junior high schools: Municipal elementary schools: Former elementary schools: There

529-485: Was set as a result of a 1590 flood. Levees have been in place for hundreds of years, but floodwaters have breached them numerous times in history. Extensive engineering projects in the early 20th century have dramatically reduced the amount of flood damage, although a 1974 typhoon caused floodwaters to burst a levee in Komae , washing away 19 houses. The levees have not been breached since 1974. Projects to further upgrade

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