The has its source in
Mount Norikura
is a potentially active volcano located on the borders of Gifu and Nagano prefectures in Japan. It is part of the Hida Mountains and is listed among the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains and the New 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.
Outline
The mou ...
(乗鞍岳 ''Norikura-ga-take'') in
Takayama,
Gifu Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Gifu Prefecture has a population of 1,991,390 () and has a geographic area of . Gifu Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to the north; Ishikawa Prefecture to the northwest, ...
,
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the n ...
. It flows from the northern to the southern section of the prefecture before emptying into the
Kiso River
The is a river in the Chubu region of Japan roughly long, flowing through the prefectures of Nagano, Gifu, Aichi, and Mie before emptying into Ise Bay a short distance away from the city of Nagoya.Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric ''et al.'' (200 ...
in
Minokamo.
River communities
The river passes through or forms the boundary of the communities listed below.
;Gifu Prefecture:
:
Takayama,
Gero,
Shirakawa (
Ōno District),
Yaotsu,
Hichisō,
Kawabe,
Minokamo
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(mouth)
Rivers of Gifu Prefecture
Rivers of Japan
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