After being diverted, the Nishitakase-gawa River runs eastwards crisscrossing the Arisu-gawa River and the Tenjin-gawa River (Kyoto City) along the way and changes its direction southwards in Mibu Amagaike-cho Nakagyo Ward.
分流後、途中で有栖川や天神川(京都市)と交差する形で東に流れ、中京区壬生天池町で南に向きを変える。