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The is a river which flows from Gifu Prefecture to Toyama Prefecture in Japan. It is called Miya River (宮川 Miya-gawa) in Gifu. It is 120 km in length and has a watershed of 2,720 km².

Geography

The river flows from Mount Kaore in Gifu and meets the Takahara River at the border between Gifu and Toyama. Then it flows straight to the north and pours into Toyama Bay and the Sea of Japan. It once meandered through the city of Toyama, but the new waterway was constructed in the west of the city to avoid floods. Toyama City Hall and other governments are located on the reclaimed land of the old river.

Pollution

The river was polluted with cadmium due to mining and caused the itai-itai disease in the downstream towns around World War II.

Naming

The Japanese Navy cruiser Jintsu was named after this river.
   

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