Kuji River (Iwate)

The Kuji River (Hepburn: kujigawa) is a river in Kuji, Iwate of Japan. It rises at Mount Myojindake located in Kitakami Mountains, and flows into the Pacific Ocean at Kuji City. It is 27.609 kilometers (17.155 mi) in length, and is designated as a Class B river. The urban area of Kuji City is situated on the alluvial plain of the river. Kuji Valley (/, kuji-keiryu/kujigawa-keikoku) is located along the upper reach of the river. It has a water spring named Furosen (literally "ageless spring"), which is known for one of the valuable water springs in Iwate. Water from the spring was initially utilized for placer gold mining in Meiji Era. Later in the Taisho Era it was named after a legend, in which one had become immortal after drinking the water. The valley is a part of Kuji-Hiraniwa Prefectural Natural Park. Kuji Region used to contain characteristic Tatara furnaces, in which a water wheel was utilized to supply the air to the furnace, while in many other regions of the country man-power was utilized. Today some parts of the furnaces remain along a tributary river of Kuji River. The tributaries consist of Natsui River, Nagauchi River, Sawa River, Tazawa River, Tagonai River, Heromachi River, Hinosawa River, Enbetsu River and Futamata River. Taki Dam is a concrete gravity dam situated on Nagauchi River, which is one of the tributaries. It has the total capac

Flows through: Japan.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.