Distribution using water transportation via a river used to be popular in Fukuchiyama, and there are many place names including 'tsu' or 'zu' which refer to ports, such as 'Amazu, Takatsue and Tsunezu,' along the Yura-gawa River.
かつての福知山は川を利用した水運による流通が盛んで、由良川沿いには港を意味する「津」が付く「天津、高津江、常津」などの地名が数多く存在する。