Bansui

Japanese: 番水 - ばんすい

One of the methods of allocating irrigation water that has been used since the Kamakura and Muromachi periods to the present day. When water from a river, irrigation canal, or pond is drawn to several rice paddies, there are two methods: one where the time for drawing water is set, and one where water is distributed through certain facilities (water gauges at water division points, width and depth of canals, etc.). The regulations for the bansui system were not detailed, and water disputes continued throughout the ages.

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Japanese:

鎌倉，室町時代から現代まで行われている灌漑用水配分法の一つ。ある河川，用水路または池沼の水を数ヵ所の水田に引く場合，引水の時間を定める場合と，一定の施設 (分水点に備えた量水標，水路の幅，深さなど) を通して配水する場合の2つがあった。番水規定が細部にわたらず，時代を通じて水論が絶えなかった。

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