Lake Biwa Canal

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A canal which connects Lake Biwa and Kyoto. The canal was planned by then governor of Kyoto Prefecture Kunimichi Kitagaki in the Meiji period in order to reinvigorate a Kyoto that had declined due to the ravages of the Battle of Toba-Fushimi and the relocation of the capital to Tokyo. The 20-kilometer-long Canal No. 1 was built first, followed by Canal No. 2 and canal sublines. The canal played a key role in the modern urban development of Kyoto and even today still supplies Kyoto neighborhoods with water.

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Shiga Pref. Otsushi Miderachou map map Map
Phone
0775223830
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* Tel connects to the Otsu Station Tourist Information Center.

Information Sources:  NAVITIME JAPAN

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