Yamada Weir
Only here in Japan, the stone-covered Weir constructed. Yamada weir is a construction for
the irrigation system that water is supplied from Yamada weir in Chikugo through the canal
to the Triple Water Wheel to rice field.
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Chikugo River |
Triple Water Wheel |
Rice field |
The large and small stones are stacked against water flow, and leads water to the irrigation canal
while suppressing the momentum of the Chikugo River. The Yamada Weir was completed in 1790
and it is the now only structure in Japan.
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Stone-overed construction |
Yamada Weir |
Water supply area |
Eso Hachiman Shrine. The Shrine was established in 673 next to Yamada Weir.
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Shrine gate, Torii |
Main Shrine building |
Deity of the Shrine |
