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World Heritage Irrigation Structures
Kitadate Irrigation System
php // $cont=$directMemberDetailData['0']->Profile; ?>Located on Tachiyazawa River basin in Shonai area in Yamagata prefecture, Japan, is hereby included in the ICID Register of World Heritage Irrigation Structures as a milestone in the history of agricultural development of Japan in the 17th century where an accurate survey, measurements, design and modernized technology led to the construction of the Kitadate irrigation systems which fostered a strong agricultural spirit on a foundation of rice cultivation.
HIGHLIGHTS
Country: Japan
Province: Yamagata Prefecture
Latitude : 38.78238012 Longitude : 140.02197704
Built: 1612
River: Tachiyazawa River
Irrigated Area: 2,880 ha
RECOGNIZED AT:
69th International Executive Council Meeting (IEC), Saskatoon, Canada, 2018
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