Tobetsu River

A river that flows south through eastern Hokkaido and merges with the Tokachi River. It is the first tributary of the Tokachi River. It originates in the Ishikari Mountains near the border between Rikubetsu Town under the jurisdiction of the Tokachi General Bureau and Oketo Town under the jurisdiction of the Okhotsk General Bureau, merges with the Rikubetsu River, Kunnebetsu River, and others, and empties into the Tokachi River in Ikeda Town under the jurisdiction of the Tokachi General Bureau. Terraces have developed in the river valley, and field crops and dairy farming are carried out.

In addition, the Shiribeshi Tobetsu River, which flows west through the Oshima Peninsula in southern Hokkaido, is also often called the Tobetsu River.

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Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

北海道東部を南流して十勝川(とかちがわ)に合流する川。十勝川第一の支流。十勝総合振興局管内の陸別町とオホーツク総合振興局管内の置戸(おけと)町との境界付近の石狩山地に発し、陸別川、勲称別(くんねべつ)川などを合流し、十勝総合振興局管内の池田町で十勝川に注ぐ。河谷には段丘が発達し、畑作、酪農が行われる。

　なお、道南の渡島(おしま)半島を西流する後志利別川(しりべしとしべつがわ)も利別川とよぶことが多い。

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