The Kikuchi River flows through the northern part of Kumamoto Prefecture

Kumamoto Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyushu Island. The capital is the city of Kumamoto.- History :Historically the area was called Higo Province; and the province was renamed Kumamoto during the Meiji Restoration. The creation of prefectures was part of the abolition of the feudal system...

, Kyūshū

Kyushu

is the third largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its four main islands. Its alternate ancient names include , , and . The historical regional name is referred to Kyushu and its surrounding islands....

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. It rises near Mt. Aso and flows west through the Kikuchi Valley. It turns south near Kikusui

Kikusui, Kumamoto

Kikusui was a town located in Tamana District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.On March 1, 2006 Kikusui was merged with the town of Mikawa, also from Tamana District, to form the new town of Nagomi and no longer exists as an independent municipality....

 and empties into the Shimabara Bay. Land reclamation is taking place at its mouth.

The river has a total length of 71 km. It rises at an elevation of 1041 meters and has a catchment area of 995 km².

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