The is a river flowing through

Fukui Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Fukui Prefecture has a population of 737,229 (1 January 2025) and has a geographic area of 4,190 Square kilometre, km2 (1,617 sq mi). Fukui Prefecture border ...

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. It has its source at the Aburasaka Pass (油坂峠 ''Aburasaka-tōge'') in the city of Ōno and empties into the

Sea of Japan The Sea of Japan is the marginal sea between the Japanese archipelago, Sakhalin, the Korean Peninsula, and the mainland of the Russian Far East. The Japanese archipelago separates the sea from the Pacific Ocean. Like the Mediterranean Sea, it ...

near the city of

Sakai is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It has been one of the largest and most important seaports of Japan since the medieval era. Sakai is known for its '' kofun'', keyhole-shaped burial mounds dating from the fifth century. The ''kofun ...

River system

Some of the main rivers that flow into the Kuzuryū River include: the Itoshiro River, the

Hino River The is a major river in the western part of Tottori Prefecture. The river flows east-northeast for , and is the longest river in the prefecture. The Hino River emerges from the Chūgoku Mountains. The source of the river is at an elevation of i ...

, the Asuwa River and the Takeda River.

River communities

The river passes through or forms the boundary of the communities listed below. ;Fukui Prefecture: : Ōno, Katsuyama, Eiheiji, Fukui,

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* (confluence with Ibi River) Rivers of Fukui Prefecture Rivers of Japan {{Japan-river-stub