List of rivers of Japan

These are the **Rivers of Japan**.

## Hokkaidō
There are 316 rivers in Hokkaidō.
### List of rivers in Hokkaidō by length
The following table is a list of rivers of Hokkaidō by length.

### List of class 1 rivers in Hokkaidō
The following is a list of the 15 first class rivers (1級河川) under management by the :
* Abashiri River
* Ishikari River
* Koetoi River
* Kushiro River
* Mu River
* Rumoi River
* Saru River
* Shibetsu River
* Shiribeshi-Toshibetsu River
* Shiribetsu River
* Shokotsu River
* Teshio River
* Tokachi River
* Tokoro River
* Yūbetsu River
## Honshu
### Tōhoku Region 
First class rivers under the control of Tohoku Regional Bureau (東北地方整備局)
*Iwaki River (岩木川) - Aomori
* Takase River 高瀬川 - Aomori
*Mabechi River (馬淵川) - Iwate, Aomori
*Kitakami River (北上川) - Iwate, Miyagi
*Naruse River (鳴瀬川) - Miyagi
* Natori River (名取川) - Miyagi
*Abukuma River (阿武隈川) - Miyagi, Fukushima
*Yoneshiro River (米代川) - Akita, Iwate
*Omono River (雄物川) - Akita
* Koyoshi River (子吉川) - Akita
* Mogami River (最上川) - Yamagata
* Aka River (赤川) - Yamagata

Second class river
*Oirase River (奥入瀬川)

### Hokuriku region 
First-class rivers under the control of Hokuriku Regional Bureau (北陸地方整備局)
* Ara River (荒川) - Yamagata, Niigata
* Agano River (阿賀野川) - Hukushima, Gunma, Niigata
* Shinano River (信濃川) - Nagano, Gunma, Niigata
* Seki River (関川) - Nagano, Niigata
* Hime River (姫川) - Nagano, Niigata
* Kurobe River (黒部川) - Toyama
* Jōganji River (常願寺川) - Toyama
* Jinzū River (神通川) - Gifu, Toyama
* Shō River (庄川) - Gifu, Toyama
* Oyabe River (小矢部川) - Ishikawa, Toyama
* Tedori River (手取川) - Ishikawa
* Kakehashi River (梯川) - Ishikawa

### Chūbu region 
Rivers that flow into the Sea of Japan:

*Agano-gawa (阿賀野川) - Niigata, Fukushima, Gunma
*Shinano-gawa (信濃川) or Chikuma-gawa (千曲川) - longest of Japan
*Seki-kawa (関川) - Nagano, Niigata
*Hime-kawa (姫川) - Nagano, Niigata
*Kurobe-gawa (黒部川) - Toyama
*Jōganji-gawa (常願寺川) - Toyama
*Jinzū-gawa (神通川) - Gifu, Toyama
*Shō-gawa (庄川) - Gifu, Toyama
*Oyabe-gawa (小矢部川) - Toyama, Ishikawa
*Tedori-gawa (手取川) - Ishikawa
*Kuzuryū-gawa (九頭竜川) - Gifu, Fukui

Rivers that flow into the Pacific Ocean:

*Fuji-kawa (富士川) - Nagano, Yamanashi, Shizuoka
*Abe-kawa (安倍川) - Shizuoka
*Ōi-gawa (大井川) - Shizuoka
*Tenryū-gawa (天竜川) - Nagano, Aichi, Shizuoka
*Toyo-gawa (豊川) - Aichi
*Yahagi-gawa (矢作川) - Nagano, Gifu, Aichi
*Shōnai-gawa (庄内川) - Gifu, Aichi
*Kiso-gawa (木曽川) - Nagano, Gifu, Aichi, Mie
*Nagara-gawa (長良川) - Gifu, Aichi, Mie
*Ibi-gawa (揖斐川) -Gifu, Mie
*Kushida-gawa (櫛田川) - Mie
*Miya-gawa (宮川) - Mie

First class rivers under control of Chubu Regional Bureau (中部地方整備局)
* Kano-gawa 狩野川 - Shizuoka
* Abe-kawa 安倍川 - Shizuoka
*Ōi-gawa 大井川 - Shizuoka
* Kiku-gawa 菊川 - Shizuoka
*Tenryū-gawa 天竜川 - Nagano, Aichi, Shizuoka
*Toyo-gawa 豊川 - Aichi
*Yahagi-gawa 矢作川 - Nagano, Gifu, Aichi
*Shōnai-gawa 庄内川 - Gifu, Aichi
*Kiso-gawa 木曽川 - Nagano, Gifu, Shiga, Aichi, Mie
* Suzuka-gawa 鈴鹿川 - Mie
* Kumozu-gawa 雲出川 - Mie
* Kushida-gawa 櫛田川 - Mie
* Miya-gawa 宮川 - Mie

### Kansai 
The first class rivers under the control of Kinki Regional Bureau (近畿地方整備局)
* Kuzuryu-gawa 九頭竜川
* Kita-gawa 北川 - Shiga, Fukui
* Yura-gawa :ja:由良川 - Hyogo, Kyoto
*Yodo-gawa (淀川), Seta-gawa (瀬田川) or Uji-gawa (宇治川)
**Yasu-gawa (野洲川)
**Katsura-gawa (桂川), Hozu-gawa (保津川) or Ōi-gawa (大堰川)
**Kamo-gawa (鴨川)
**Kizu-gawa (木津川)
**Dōton-bori (道頓堀)
*Yamato-gawa (大和川) - Nara, Osaka
* Maruyama-gawa (円山川) - Hyogo
* Kako-gawa (加古川) - Hyogo
* Ibo-gawa (揖保川) - Hyogo
* Ki-no-kawa (紀ノ川, 紀の川) - Nara, Wakayama
* Yamato-gawa (大和川) - Nara, Osaka
* Kumano-gawa (熊野川) or Shingu-gawa (新宮川)- Nara, Mie, Wakayama

The second class river	
*Muko-gawa (武庫川)

### Chūgoku 
First class rivers under control of Chugoku Regional Bureau (中国地方整備局)
*Sendai River (千代川) - Tottori
*Tenjin River (天神川) - Tottori
*Hino River (日野川) - Tottori
*Hii River (斐伊川) - Shimane, Tottori
*Gō-no-kawa, or Gō-gawa (江の川, 江川) - Hiroshima, Shimane
*Takatsu River (高津川) - Shimane
*Yoshii River 吉井川 - Okayama
*Asahi River 旭川 - Okayama
*Takahashi River (高梁川) - Hiroshima, Okayama
*Ashida River 芦田川 - Okayama, Hiroshima
*Ōta-gawa (太田川) - Hiroshima
*Ose River 小瀬川 - Hiroshima, Yamaguchi
*Saba River 佐波川 - Yamaguchi

## Shikoku 
First class rivers under control of Shikoku Regional Bureau (四国地方整備局)
*Yoshino-gawa (吉野川) - Kochi, Ehime, Tokushima, Kagawa
* Naka-gawa 那賀川 - Tokushima
* Doki-gawa 土器川 - Kagawa
* Shigenobu-gawa 重信川 - Ehime
* Hiji-kawa :ja:肱川 - Ehime
* Monobe-kawa 物部川 - Kochi 	6
* Niyodo-gawa 仁淀川 - Ehime, Kochi
*Shimanto-gawa (四万十川) - Ehime, Kochi

## Kyūshū 
First class rivers under control of Kyushu Regional Bureau (九州地方整備局)

* Onga-gawa 遠賀川 - Fukuoka
* Yamakuni-gawa 山国川 - Oita, Fukuoka
*Chikugo-gawa (筑後川) - Kumamoto, Oita, Fukuoka, Saga
* Yabe-gawa 矢部川 - Fukuoka
* Matsuura-gawa 松浦川 - Saga
* Rokkaku-gawa 六角川 - Saga
* Kase-gawa 嘉瀬川 - Saga
* Honmyo-gawa 本明川 - Nagasaki
* Kikuchi-gawa 菊池川 - Kumamoto
* Shira-kawa 白川 - Kumamoto
* Midori-gawa 緑川 - Kumamoto
*Kuma-gawa (球磨川) - Kumamoto
* Ōita-gawa 大分川 - Ōita
* Oono-gawa 大野川 - Kumamoto, Miyazaki, Ōita
* Banjo-gawa 番匠川 - Ōita
* Gokase-gawa 五ヶ瀬川 - Kumamoto, Ōita, Miyazaki
* Omaru-gawa 小丸川 - Miyazaki
* Ōyodo-gawa 大淀川 - Kagoshima, Kumamoto, Miyazaki
* Sendai-gawa 川内川 - Miyazaki, Kagoshima
* Kimotsuki-gawa 肝属川, 肝付川 - Kagoshima

## References
* 全国１０９の一級水系 (109 of first class rivers; by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Japan)
* 一級水系の河川整備基本方針策定状況（平成21年3月6日現在） (you can see where first class rivers are)