The Arakawa River is a river that flows through Yamagata and Niigata prefectures in northern

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. Its source is O-Asahidake, within the Bandai-Asahi National Park in Oguni Town, Yamagata. it flows in an approximately southwesterly direction for before discharging into the Sea of Japan at Momozakihama in the city of Tainai, Niigata. Its tributaries include the Yokogawa and Onagawa in Yamagata and Sekigawa in Niigata. It covers a total of 1,150km2 and has been classified as a "first-class river" by the Japanese

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as being important to commerce.

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Rivers of Niigata Prefecture Rivers of Yamagata Prefecture Rivers of Japan {{Yamagata-geo-stub