My Best Streams - Harihata Furuya

Harihata River / Furuya
Harihata river belong to Kutsuki village of Shiga prefecture. The river runs through mountain villages, joins Kutagawa.


Quiet Oisugi village.		Stream in Furuya.

Hera village.		Farmhouse in Furuya.

Tenkara fisher in Hera.		Near Ogawa village.

Shallows of lower part.		Near fishing area.

Flowers tells us that	fishing season has come.	Lure, Fly fishing area.

--- Japanese Trout or Char inhabit this place.

--- Standing fishing area or Stocked fishing area.

The Harihata River joins the Kutagawa River at Kawai village and joins the Adogawa River at Umenoki village. There are fishing area and Lure, Fly fishing area in the lower part. This river is even stream, long stream and over grown with reeds in the bank. The most upper reaches has rich nature which are habitat of Alpin roses, habitat of Irises and natural forest of beech trees.
If you have good luck you may meet to Gifu-cho (It is primeval swallow tail butterfly.) in Oisugi from the middle of April to early May. The butterfly is called the goddes of spring.

My Best Streams

Tochigi | Ojikagawa Miyori | Yugawa Akanumachaya |

Yamanashi | Yanagisawagawa Ochiai | Shiokawa Kuromori, Masutomi |

Nagano | Daimongawa Iridaimon |

Gifu | Shokawa Hirase | Isshikigawa Isshiki | A branch of upstream Shokawa River |

| Mazegawa Kawaue | Itoshirogawa Itoshiro | Shirakawa Kashimo |

Shiga | Adogawa Katsuragawa | Harihatagawa Furuya | Adogawa Kutsuki | Kitagawa Udotani