Ichinohori Waterway - Ichinohori Waterway

Japanese: 市ノ堀用水 - いちのほりようすい
Ichinohori Waterway - Ichinohori Waterway

...Kami-Akutsu, located at the southwest end, flourished as the terminus of Kinugawa shipping until the Meiji period. In 1656 (Meireki 2), Utsunomiya Domain's chief retainer Yamazaki Hanzo dug the Ichinohori irrigation canal, which draws water from the Kinugawa River, and rice paddies were opened up there. Even today, the proportion of cultivated land in the total area is high. It used to be a rice paddy monoculture area, but in recent years, there has been an increase in greenhouse horticulture for vegetables and flowers.

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Ichinohori Irrigation Canal" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…南西端にある上阿久津は明治期まで鬼怒川舟運の終点として栄えた。宇都宮藩家老山崎半蔵によって1656年(明暦2)鬼怒川から取水する市ノ堀用水が開削されてから水田が開け,現在も総面積に占める耕地の割合が高い。水田単作地帯であったが,近年は野菜や花卉の施設園芸が増えている。…

※「市ノ堀用水」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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