The is a river in

Hokkaido is the list of islands of Japan by area, second-largest island of Japan and comprises the largest and northernmost prefectures of Japan, prefecture, making up its own list of regions of Japan, region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō fr ...

Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...

. It is designated a

Class A river Rivers in Japan are classified according to criteria set by the , which was introduced in 1967. Rivers are classified by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT). River Act Pre-1967 river administration At the begi ...

by the

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism The , abbreviated MLIT, is a ministry of the Japanese government.国土交通省設置法

Course

The river rises on the slopes of

Mount Teshio is the tallest mountain in the Kitami Mountains. It is located on the border of Shibetsu and Takinoue, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is the source of the Teshio River. History On January 6, 1978, Mount Teshio and the surrounding region was designate ...

in the

Kitami Mountains is a mountain range of Hokkaidō, Japan. Unlike much of the rest of Japan, the Kitami Mountains are not very seismically active. The Kitami Mountains are north of the Ishikari Mountains and east of the Teshio Mountains. A depression separates th ...

. After flowing through Takinoue, the river is joined by the Sakurū and Tatsuushi Rivers. At Kamishokotsu in Monbetsu, the river leaves the mountains for the coastal plain. There it is joined by the Utsutsu River before flowing into the

Sea of Okhotsk The Sea of Okhotsk; Historically also known as , or as ; ) is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean. It is located between Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on the east, the Kuril Islands on the southeast, Japan's island of Hokkaido on the sou ...

at Shokotsu in Monbetsu.

Lists

List of (named) bridges and dams

From river mouth to source: # -

Route 238 (Japan) is the northernmost of the National highways of Japan, national highways of Japan. It connects the cities of Abashiri and Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Wakkanai in the northern part of the island and Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Hokkaido in northe ...

# # - Hokkaidō Highway 766, Wakunbe-Shokotsu railway # - Hokkaidō Highway 804, Wakunbe Kamishokotsu line # - Route 273 (Japan) # - Hokkaidō Highway 932, Kamishokotsugenya-Kamishokotsu line # - Route 273 (Japan) # # # # - Route 273 (Japan) # - Route 273 (Japan) # - Route 273 (Japan)

List of (named) tributaries

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References

Rivers of Hokkaido Rivers of Japan Okhotsk Subprefecture {{Japan-river-stub