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Whole villages ringed by their own levees, each homestead keeping a stone-raised refuge building against flood.
About this place
A wajū (輪中; lit. 'inside the circle') Japanese pronunciation: [wa(d)ʑɯː] is a hydraulic engineering and flood control structure unique to the alluvial floodplain of the Kiso Three Rivers in central Japan. It is comparable to the European polder. The hardships endured for centuries by farmers whose lives revolved around the wajū has given rise to the term "wajū spirit" (輪中根性, wajū konjō).
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Founded / opened：Edo period Highlights / collection：Embankment surrounding the village, Mizuya (flood refuge building) Genre：Architecture, Outdoor art and land art
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