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Musashi Canal

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Purpose FWI *See more -> the functions of the dam
Location Gyoda City, Konosu City, Saitama Pref. *See more
Completion 1967 / 2016(reconstruction)
Details Musashi Canal is an important water related facility that supplies urban water and river purification water to the metropolitan area, and drains inland water in the area around the canal. Due to the aging of Musashi Canal, reconstruction work was carried out to reinforce the canal facilities. During the reconstruction work, it was necessary to conduct the work while supplying urban water. Therefore, "halfway river cutoff method" was applied. In this method, the steel sheet piles for cut-off wall were installed near the center of the existing canal, and reconstructed respective cross section of the canal while switching the water flow.
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Location

Address
Gyoda City, Saitama Pref.,
Phone No.
+81-48-557-1501
FAX No.
+81-48-557-1506
*Tone Canal Management and Construction Office

Access

Train and car
Approx.25 min. by taxi from Kitakounosu sta. or Fukiage sta. of JR Takasaki Line
Approx.15 min. by taxi from Hanyu sta. of Tobu Railway Isesaki Line

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Award

Musashi Canal Reconstruction Project was awarded for Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award by Japan Society of Civil Engineering for 2016.
*See more -> Topics:16 May, 2017

Tourist Spots

Minuma dai Canal Motoiri Park
Minuma dai Canal Motoiri Park was constructed in 1977 in memory of Yasobei Izawa, the developer of Minuma dai Canal in 1828. Within a short period of time this canal was completed, extending for 80km. In Edo period, rice was the staple food and the richness of the feudal lord's territory was measured by the amount of rice harvest. As it was an urgent need for the Tokugawa Shogunate Government to increase the rice harvest and for that purpose, water supply for irrigation of the rice field was a crucialfactor. So 8th Shogun Yoshimume ordered Mr. Izawa to build the canal rather urgently. To answer to this order, he constructed this canal, which contributed to the huge expansion of rice fields in Kanto Plain.
Sakitama Ancient Burial Mounds
Many burial mounds of the heads of the region were built from 5th through 7th century in Japan. What is unique to this ground is that there are eight such ancient burial mounds scattered around rather small area in the flat land somewhat away from a large river. Adjacent to some of the mounds, there is Museum of The Sakitama Ancient Burial Mounds, where some of the discoveries from the mounds are on display. A famous discovery is the sword with letters engraved. This engraving depicts the year of 471A.D., supposedly the oldest sword excavated from the ruin.

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Events

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Tekken Marathon [Beginning of April]
Tekken Marathon is named after the iron sword named "Tekken" discovered in the burial mounds park. This marathon running course is laid out along the Kodaihasu-no-sato, or ancient lotus flower field, Sakitama Ancient Burial Mounds, and Gyoda City's center area. This is one of the biggest sporting events of the city and participating runners run in fresh warm spring breeze under the comfortably warm sunshine.
Sakitama Fire Festival [4 May]
This festival is held on 4 May at Ancient Burial Mound Park every year. This festival is named after the romantic story of ancient deities of Umihiko and Yamahiko. When it begins to get dark, the processions of "Niniginomikoto"(Male deity) and his followers and "konohanaakuyahime"(Female deity) and her followers come to the park to perform the show and invite the audience to the mythological world.
Oshi Castle Jidai (Ages) Festival [Beginning of November]
This is the festive event held at the Oshi Castle ruins in early November. The event includes the procession of samurai-clothed members resembling those during the Edo period and the performance of firing of old-styled arquebuses. At the parking lot of the city hall and industrial/cultural hall, a large scale bazzar is held, featuring the sale of local specialties and hands-on experience of making them, and blass band peformance, etc.
Konosu Surprising Hina Doll Festival
[Middle of February through beginning of March]
Konosu City is called the hometown of Hina Dolls because it still retains some of the major hina doll makers and distributors there. This festival represents the key features of hina doll city. At the main display venue - "ELUMI Konosu Shopping Mall", a huge pyramid-shaped 31-stage and 7m high tallest Hina Doll display stage in Japan. A total of 1,800 hina dolls are on display there in addition to many other hina dolls display stands in tourist spots and shops along the former Nakasendo main street in thecentral area of the city.
Photo by "Konosu Surprising Hina Doll Festival official site"
See more ->Konosu Surprising Hina Doll Festival official site (Only Japanese)

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