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1081:Sumida River
1076:Sagami River
1038:Kantō region
1023:Takase River
1013:Oirase River
1003:Natori River
998:Mogami River
916:
843:Tokoro River
805:Teshio River
785:Koetoi River
778:Yūbari River
743:Sea of Japan
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356:Manami River
317:
308:Toyofusa Dam
293:
271:. Extensive
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195:
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1579:Ōyodo River
1500:Dōzan River
1359:Asahi River
1334:Dōton River
1154:Oyabe River
1144:Jinzū River
1114:Agano River
1061:Kanda River
1018:Omono River
1008:Ōhata River
973:Iwaki River
790:Rumoi River
771:Anano River
604:"Koitogawa"
475:"Koitogawa"
446:"Koitogawa"
368:Egawa River
346:Sanma River
335:Tributaries
300:Mishima Dam
198:Koito River
71:Native name
54:Koito River
37: /
25:139°51′21″E
1662:Categories
1569:Mimi River
1564:Kuma River
1549:Arie River
1529:Rivers of
1483:Sako River
1441:Rivers of
1394:Saba River
1374:Hino River
1341:Yura River
1329:Kizu River
1324:Kamo River
1314:Yasu River
1309:Yodo River
1299:Muko River
1274:Kako River
1241:Kita River
1236:Miya River
1214:Kiso River
1194:Toyo River
1169:Fuji River
1129:Hime River
1124:Seki River
1091:Tone River
1086:Tama River
1071:Naka River
1066:Kuji River
1056:Fuji River
939:Rivers of
891:Saru River
866:Akan River
729:Rivers of
668:2011-12-03
618:2011-12-16
589:2011-12-03
539:2011-12-03
489:2011-12-16
460:2011-12-16
432:References
407:Recreation
324:Edo period
210:Koito-gawa
187:Basin size
1574:Ōno River
1389:Oze River
1384:Ōta River
1379:Hii River
1269:Ibo River
1224:Ibi River
1174:Abe River
1149:Shō River
1051:Edo River
289:Tokyo Bay
243:Geography
159:Tokyo Bay
22:35°21′4″N
1179:Ōi River
881:Mu River
731:Hokkaido
635:Archived
556:Archived
553:小糸川流域懇談会
506:Archived
503:小糸川流域懇談会
296:flooding
91:Location
83:Japanese
1443:Shikoku
379:History
320:Gikeiki
304:drought
221:Kimitsu
163:Kimitsu
133:Kimitsu
96:Country
1542:Kyushu
1531:Kyushu
941:Honshu
397:haniwa
237:thread
217:Futtsu
179:Length
148:
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115:Source
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414:onsen
393:kofun
362:Lower
340:Upper
277:mouth
233:kanji
229:Japan
144:Mouth
100:Japan
401:nori
285:bank
263:and
219:and
196:The
239:”.
204:小糸川
76:小糸川
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