Last week Hannah had another outing with her university. This time to a small museum about a man who stopped the city flooding. This was in the Edo period, Hannah thinks in the 1700s. The city is on a flat plain and every year it would flood. By changing the course of a river the floods stopped. He was considered a hero by the local people. But people who were living in the next prefecture really hated him as diverting the river caused their area to flood!
I tried to find more information but couldn't find anything in English. I'll ask my student next week, she is studying Japanese history at university and has a wealth of knowledge.
Hannah took a load of photos. Again, it looks like a nice place to visit. I'm making a list of all these places I want to go to!!
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| Models showing the course of the river |
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| the river and an explanation |
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| some memorial |
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| a place to rest |
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| no cats this time, ducks |
Hannah doesn't have any outings this week which is good as the forecast is for snow!!!
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