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Tamagawa, Hamura

Hamura Intake Weir

Waterworks engineering / Tamagawa Josui
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Hamura Intake Weir
Image source: 羽村取水堰RIMG0136.JPG / もはやダメダメな某宣伝係長 from jawp / CC BY-SA 3.0

The intake weir for Tamagawa Josui, supporting Tokyo's water supply since the Edo period.

Category
Waterworks engineering / Tamagawa Josui
Area
Tamagawa, Hamura
Address
Around Tamagawa 1-chome, Hamura-shi, Tokyo
Access
Hamura Station (JR Ome Line), about 15 min on foot
Why it is deep
Far from central Tokyo and rarely included overseas, it lets visitors understand one of Edo-Tokyo's lifelines on site.
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