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2 unusual facts about Tone River


Tone River

The Tone River was an indispensable inland water link between the capitol at Edo, and later Tokyo, to the Pacific Ocean.

As a result of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster radioactive cesium concentrations of 110 becquerels per kilogram were found in silver crucian carp fish caught in the Tone River in April 2012.


Bōsō Peninsula

The Bōsō Peninsula is defined by the Pacific Ocean to its east and south, Tokyo Bay to the west, and the Edo and Tone rivers to the north.


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