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Yoshino River levees and life with water(吉野川の堤防と水との暮らし)

よしのがわ The Yoshino River

Yoshino River levees and life with water(吉野川の堤防と水との暮らし)

Photo: Bakkai at Japanese Wikipedia / CC BY 3.0 / Source

Stretches were deliberately left unbanked to let floods pass - villages and fields laid out on the assumption of inundation.

TypeArt site
GenreArchitecture / Outdoor art / Land art
City / townTokushima
Founded / openedEdo period
Area in the prefectureEastern area

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Where is The Yoshino River?
It is in Tokushima, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is an art site.
What can I see at The Yoshino River?
Stretches were deliberately left unbanked to let floods pass - villages and fields laid out on the assumption of inundation. The focus is architecture, land art.
When was The Yoshino River established?
It dates from the Edo period.

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