| 1．Takahara River |
| The Takahara River (高原川, Takahara-gawa) has its source at Mount Norikura in the northern part of Gifu Prefecture, Japan, and flows into Toyama Prefecture, where it joins with the Jinzū River. It is a Class 1 River. The river was polluted with cadmium due to mining at the Kamioka mines (神岡鉱山 Kamioka Kōzan) and caused the itai-itai disease outbreak in downstream towns that began shortly before World War II. |
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| 2．Gojō River |
| The Gojō River (五条川, Gojō-gawa) flows through Gifu and Aichi prefectures in Japan. It empties into the Shin River, which is part of the Shōnai River system.[1] The sakura on the banks of the river in Ōguchi, Konan, and Iwakura are Japan's Top 100 sakura list. |
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| 3．Itadori River |
| The Itadori River (板取川, Itadori-gawa) is a river in Japan which flows through Gifu Prefecture. It is part of the Kiso River system. Taguchi Castle (田口城 Taguchi Shiro) was built in 1540 by the Nagaya clan. However, it was destroyed in 1594, when they were beaten by Satō Katamasa in battle.[1] The Itadori river flows through Seki and Mino in Gifu Prefecture. |
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| 4．Agi River |
| The Agi River (阿木川, Agi-gawa) is a river in Japan which flows through Gifu Prefecture. It is part of the Kiso River system. |
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| 5．Kukuri River |
| The Kukuri River (久々利川, Kukuri-gawa) is a river which flows through the city of Kani in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is part of the Kiso River system.[1] The river originates in the Kukuri neighborhood in eastern Kani. It flows westward to the Kani River. On the upper part of the river is the Kobuchi Dam, which was the first rock-filled dam built in Japan.[citation needed] |
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| 6．Ijira River |
| The Ijira River (伊自良川, Ijira-gawa) is a river in Japan which flows through Gifu Prefecture. It empties into the Nagara River. The river passes through the cities of Yamagata and Gifu.[1] |
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| 7．Toba River (Gifu) |
| The Toba River (鳥羽川, Toba-gawa) is a river in Japan which flows through Gifu Prefecture. It empties into the Ijira River. Locally, the name is sometimes written as 戸羽川, which has the same pronunciation.[1] The upper part of the river between Yamagata and where the river merges with the Ijira River is prone to flooding. Flooding was particularly bad after Super Typhoon Fran in 1976. Over 10,000 buildings suffered some damage from the flood, which caused more than 38 billion yen in damage. |
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| 8．Goroku River |
| The Goruko River (五六川, Goroku-gawa) is a river in Japan which flows through Gifu Prefecture. It empties into the Sai River, which is part of the Nagara River system. The river, whose name means "Frozen Dark One", was named after Mieji-juku, the 56th post town on the Nakasendō, a historical trading route.[1] |
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| 9．Neo River |
| The Neo River (根尾川, Neo-gawa) is a river in Japan which flows through Gifu Prefecture, and is part of the Kiso River system. North of Ōno, the river is also called the Yabu River (藪川, Yabu-kawa).[1] The river originates on Mount Nōgōhaku, which lies on the border of Gifu and Fukui prefectures. After starting in Motosu, the river flows into Ibigawa, where it merges with the Ibi River. |
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| 10．Itoshiro River |
| The Itoshiro River (石徹白川, Itoshiro-gawa[1]) is a river through Gifu and Fukui prefectures in Japan. The Ishitoro River flows from Mount Chōshi (銚子ヶ峰 Chōshi-ga-mine) on the borders of Gujō and Takayama in Gifu Prefecture and flows south before emptying into the Kuzuryū River near Ōno in Fukui Prefecture. |
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| 11．Kibishima River |
| Kibishima river (Japanese:亀尾島川) is a first-class river in the Kiso river system located in central Japan. It flows through Gujo City in Gifu Prefecture. The river originates in the Koshimi Mountains (altitude 1,148m) on the border between Gifu and Fukui Prefecture, flows southeast into Hachiman-cho, Gujo City, joins the Nabi River from the right bank, and then changes its flow to the east-southeast. The catchment area is 120.4 km2 and has a river length of 24.1 km up to the Nagara River.[1] |
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| 12．Nagara River |
| The Nagara River (長良川, Nagara-gawa) has its source in the city of Gujō, Gifu Prefecture, and its mouth in the city of Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, Japan. Along with the Kiso River and Ibi River, the Nagara River is one of the Kiso Three Rivers of the Nōbi Plain. Previously, the river was named Sunomata River (墨俣川 Sunomata-gawa). With a length of 166 km (103 mi), it drains an area of 1,985 square kilometres (766 sq mi) in the Chūbu region and empties into Ise Bay. The government of Japan classifies it as a Class 1 river. |
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| 13．Maze River (Japan) |
| The Maze River (馬瀬川, Maze-gawa) is a river in Japan which originates in Takayama, Gifu. It flows through Gero before emptying into the Hida River.[1] Due to its clear waters, it is home to the Japanese giant salamander. The river has two major dams along its length, the Iwaya Dam and the Mazegawa Dam. The Mazegawa Dam lead to the formation of the Lake Kanayama. |
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| 14．Arata River |
| The Arata River (荒田川, Arata-gawa) is a river in Japan which flows through the city of Gifu, Gifu Prefecture. It originates in the eastern part of the city and flows westward before joining with the Nagara River. It is part of the Kiso River system. (The Sakai River also flows close to the Arata River and two rivers have small canals connecting the two in places.)[1] |
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| 15．Sakai River (Gifu) |
| The Sakai River (境川, Sakai-gawa) is a river in Japan which flows through Gifu Prefecture. It is part of the Kiso River system. The river originates in Kakamigahara, then flows through Gifu, Ginan, Kasamatsu and Hashima, where it flows into the Nagara River. Up until the Sengoku Period, the lower portion of the Sakai River was the main part of the Kiso River. The river received its name, which means "border river," because it formed the border between Mino and Owari provinces. |
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| 16．Ai River (Gifu) |
| The Ai River (相川, Ai-kawa) is a river in Japan which has its source in the city of Sekigahara, Gifu Prefecture. It drains into the Kuise River, and ultimately flows into the Kiso River.[1] The river originates near Mount Ibuki in the northern part of Sekigahara and flows through central Tarui. The post town of Tarui-juku, a stop along the old Nakasendō trading route, used to sit along the banks of the river. |
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| 17．Makita River |
| The Makita River (牧田川, Makita-gawa) is a river in Japan which empties into the Ibi River in Gifu Prefecture.[1] It which ultimately flows into the Kiso River. The river passes through or forms the boundary of Ōgaki, Yōrō, and Wanouchi. |
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| 18．Sai River (Gifu) |
| The Sai River (犀川, Sai-gawa) is a river in Japan which flows through Gifu Prefecture, and empties into the Nagara River. The river flows from the city of Motosu, where it takes water from the Neo River and flows south. After running through Hozumi and Ōgaki, it runs parallel to the Nagara River, which it joins in Anpachi. |
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| 19．Ibi River |
| The Ibi River (揖斐川, Ibi-gawa) is a tributary of the Kiso River located in Gifu and Mie Prefectures in Japan. Along with the Nagara and Kiso rivers, the Ibi is the third of the Kiso Three Rivers of the Nōbi Plain. It is one of Japan's first-class rivers.[citation needed] The former Tōkaidō post station of Kuwana-juku was located on the western banks of this river during the Edo period. |
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| 20．Kuise River |
| The Kuise River (杭瀬川, Kuise-gawa) is a river in Japan which has its source on Mount Ikeda in Gifu Prefecture. It drains into the Makita River, which ultimately flows into the Kiso River.[1] The river passes through or forms the boundary of Ikeda, Ōgaki, Yōrō, and Wanouchi in Gifu Prefecture. |
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| 21．Tsubo River |
| The Tsubo River (津保川, Tsubo-gawa) has its source in the northeastern portion of the city of Seki, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. From there, it flows through Gifu and into the Nagara River. It is part of the Kiso River system. The river passes through or forms the boundary of the following communities: |
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| 22．Kawaura River |
| The Kawaura River (川浦川, Kawaura-gawa) has its source in the city of Minokamo, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It then forms the border between Minokamo and Kawabe and flows through Tomika, before flowing into the Tsubo River.[1] The river passes through or forms the boundary of the following communities: |
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| 23．Hida River |
| The Hida River (飛騨川, Hida-gawa) has its source in Mount Norikura (乗鞍岳 Norikura-ga-take) in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It flows from the northern to the southern section of the prefecture before emptying into the Kiso River in Minokamo. The river passes through or forms the boundary of the communities listed below. |
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| 24．Kani River |
| The Kani River (可児川, Kani-gawa) is a river in Japan which originates in the city of Mizunami in Gifu Prefecture, and flows into the Kiso River.[1] The river originates in the western portion of Mizunami, and flows through the city of Kani. On the upper portion of the river, the Kobuchi Dam was constructed to improve flood control and protect the water for agricultural use. |
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