A good example of an intermodal initiative involving inland waterway transport can be seen in the transport of
gasoline by small tankers from Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture to Wako City, Saitama Prefecture via
Arakawa River. Wako City is located 31 km upstream from the mouth of Arakawa River. Tanker capacity is about
500 kilolitres. It leaves the oil refinery of Kawasaki City early in the morning (at 3 am) and arrives at a quay in
Wako City at 7-8 am. The gasoline is brought to a terminal from the quay by pipeline and then distributed to gas
stations by tank lorries to Saitama Prefecture and the northern part of Tokyo.