| Takahara River | |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Length: | 59.4km (36.9miles) |
| Source1 Elevation: | 2751m (9,026feet) |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 120m3/s |
| Basin Size: | 781.6km2 |
| River System: | Jinzū River |
The has its source at Mount Norikura in the northern part of Gifu Prefecture, Japan, and flows into Toyama Prefecture, where it joins with the Jinzū River. It is a Class 1 River.
The river was polluted with cadmium due to mining at the Kamioka mines (神岡鉱山 Kamioka Kōzan) and caused the itai-itai disease outbreak in downstream towns that began shortly before World War II.
The river passes through or forms the boundary of the following communities:
(mouth)