Iwasaki Canal

Japanese: 岩崎運河 - いわさきうんが
Iwasaki Canal

…In the Edo period, the Shirinashi River flowed between Kujo Island, Tera Island, and Kansuke Island, and new rice fields were developed downstream in Ichioka, Izuo, and other areas. In the Taisho period, the width of the river was expanded as part of the construction of the Osaka Port, and the excavation of the Iwasaki Canal, Taisho Canal, and Chitose Canal and the construction of reclaimed land progressed, leading to the construction of shipbuilding, gas, metal, and machine factories along the riverbank, creating a coastal industrial district. In 1952, the upstream area was reclaimed, and the only way to connect to the Kizu River was through the Iwasaki Canal, but the Taisho Inner Port on the left bank downstream is the logistics base of Osaka Port, with a domestic trade wharf and a steel wharf. …

*Some of the terms mentioned in relation to the Iwasaki Canal are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…江戸時代の尻無川は九条島と寺島,勘助島との間を流れ,下流では市岡,泉尾などの新田開発が進んだ。大正期に入って,大阪築港工事の一環として川幅が拡張され,岩崎運河,大正運河,千歳運河の掘削や埋立地造成が進んだため,造船,ガス,金属,機械の工場が河岸に進出し,臨海工業地区となった。1952年に上流は埋め立てられ,岩崎運河のみで木津川と連絡することとなったが,下流左岸の大正内港は,国内貿易埠頭と鉄鋼埠頭を設置する大阪港の物流基地である。…

※「岩崎運河」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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