Then, the river flows due south through Kyoto City, runs south-west from around the Shijo Ohashi Bridge, and into the Katsura-gawa River (Yodo-gawa River System) at Shimotoba, Fushimi Ward.
そこから京都市内を真南に流れ、四条大橋付近から南西流に転じ、伏見区下鳥羽で桂川(淀川水系)に注ぐ。