天之川 / Amanogawa River

天之川（位於上之國町）是流經城鎮中央的清澈河流。義大利出生的基督教傳教士-德·安吉尼斯在風暴中登陸此地。這也是西歐人最早登陸北海道的紀錄。之後傳教士們製作了北海道的地圖。將登陸地點標註上之國的古稱-TSUGA(天河），便成為河川名稱的由來。橋樑上有12星座的浮雕，夜晚的街燈也很美。

Amanogawa River (Kaminokuni Town) is a clean river running through the town. Amanogawa means Milky Way in English. In 1618, Angelis, a Italian Christian missionary, was deposited in the town by a storm. He was the first European person to set foot in Hokkaido. Later, he made a hand-drafted map of Hokkaido. He wrote Tsuga, which is a word that stands for Milky Way, for the point where he first arrived. This is the origin of the name of this river. At the bridge, there are 12 bronze reliefs of constellations, which are beautiful under the lights at night.