International Commission on Irrigation & Drainage Commission Interationale des Irrigation et du Drainage



World Heritage Irrigation Structures

Tsujunyousui Irrigation System

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The Tsujunyousui Irrigation System, a group of irrigation facilities, including the TsujunBridge, the largest stone-built arch aqueduct bridge in Japan, was constructed between 1852 to 1855 to develop new rice fields in seven villages situated on the Shiraishi Plateau, then called Minamide,

HIGHLIGHTS

Country: Japan

Province:

Latitude : 32.681561 Longitude : 130.99371

Built: Around 1855

River: Sasahara River

Irrigated Area: 106.9 ha

RECOGNIZED AT:

65th IEC Meeting, Gwangju, Korea, 2014

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