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Wajū
A is a hydraulic engineering and flood control structure unique to the alluvial plain, alluvial floodplain of the Kiso Three Rivers in central Japan. It is comparable to the European polder, although a ''wajū'' is usually not Land reclamation, reclaimed. The hardships endured for centuries by farmers whose lives revolved around the ''wajū'' has given rise to the term . History Since prehistoric times sudden freshets along the course of the major rivers of Owari Province, Owari and Mino Province, Mino in late spring caused by snowmelt in the Snow country (Japan), snow country, especially in the Japanese Alps and Koshi Province (Japan), Koshi, created great suffering for agricultural communities. The ''wajū'' was developed to protect fertile riparian farmland from becoming submerged by rising water levels during these freshets. ''Wajū'' are known to have been in use since at least the 16th century, but some ''wajū'' are reputed to be much older, such as which was allegedl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1754 Hōreki River Incident
The was an incident in which the Tokugawa shogunate ordered Satsuma Domain to carry out difficult flood control works in Mino Province near its border with Owari Province in the Chūbu region of Japan during the Hōreki era. Rivers subject to frequent flooding in this area included the Kiso River, Nagara River and Ibi River near Nagoya. Due to the difficulty of the project and due to malicious interference by shogunal authorities to make completion of the project more difficult, this order ultimately resulted in 51 Satsuma samurai committing ''seppuku'', 33 samurai dying from disease and the responsible ''karō'', Hirata Yukie, also committing ''seppuku''. The river improvement project was finally completed in the Meiji period. The incident is also called the Hōreki Age River Improvement Incident and the Nōbi Plain River Improvement Incident. Background The Shimazu clan of Satsuma Domain (present Kagoshima Prefecture) were once virtually independent rulers, and during the Sen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
