Chikuma River/Shinano River
Chikuma River/Shinano River
Chikuma City, Nagano
Japan
The Shinano River (信濃川 Shinano-gawa), known as the Chikuma River (Chikuma-gawa) in its upper reaches, is the longest and widest river in Japan. 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
千曲川
水の流れに 花びらを
そっと浮かべて 泣いたひと
忘れな草に かえらぬ初恋を
想い出させる 信濃の旅よ
明日はいずこか 浮き雲に
煙りたなびく 浅間山
呼べどはるかに 都は遠く
春の風立つ すすきの径よ
一人たどれば 草笛の
音いろ哀しき 千曲川
よせるさざ波 くれゆく岸に
里の灯ともる 信濃の旅路よ
