River transport - Kasen Suiun

Japanese: 河川水運 - かせんすいうん

…However, all river ports in Japan have already disappeared. In China and Europe, where rivers with abundant water flow gently, river transportation has flourished since ancient times, and many river ports that developed along the coast became the centers of local industry and culture. In the New World, many river ports were created as European countries progressed in colonization from the 16th century onwards. …

From the Tone River

…Furthermore, water use in the midstream and below is changing from agricultural water to urban water, such as industrial water and drinking water, because the end of the river is near the metropolitan area. [Masatami Nakayama]
[History of Water Transport]
The existence of river water transportation in the Tone River basin is known from fragmentary historical documents from ancient times to the Warring States period, such as the appearance of a ship at Tsu in Saitama in the Manyoshu, a dispute over an Izu Hashiriyuyama oil supply ship at Kozaki in Shimousa during the Bun'ei era (1264-75), and the passage of river boats from Sakura to Sekijuku and from Kasai to Kurihashi in a judgment by Hojo Ujiyasu. In the early modern period, Matsudaira Ietada, who was transferred from Oshi in Bushu to Kajiro in Shimousa in 1592 (Bunroku 1), took a river boat from Oshi Shingo, passing through Yahagi and Kanaiito and arriving at the Omi River, and continuing into the ancient period.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "river water transport" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…しかし日本のすべての河港はすでに消滅してしまった。水量の豊かな河川が緩やかに流れる中国やヨーロッパでは古くから河川水運がさかんで，沿岸に発展した多くの河港が地方の産業や文化の中心になった。新大陸では16世紀以降ヨーロッパ諸国の植民が進むにつれて多くの河港が発生した。…

【利根川】より

…さらに中流以下の利水は，末端が首都圏近くにあるため，農業用水から工業用水や飲料水など都市型用水に変化しつつある。【中山正民】
［水運の歴史］
　利根川流域の河川水運は，《万葉集》に埼玉の津にいる船がみえ，文永年間(1264‐75)には下総神崎（こうざき）で伊豆走湯山灯油料船が争論をおこし，北条氏照判物には佐倉から関宿，葛西から栗橋への川船通行がみられるなど，古代から戦国期まで断片的な史料でその存在が知られる。近世に入ると，1592年(文禄1)に武州忍（おし）から下総上代（かじろ）に移封になった松平家忠は，忍新郷より川船で〈矢はぎ〉〈かないと〉を経て小見川に着船し，上代に至っている。…

※「河川水運」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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