~ close ties between humans and water ~

~ Close Ties between Humans and Water ~Interacting with Water

The Crown Prince Naruhito, Japan

UNSGAB (United Nations Secretary General’s Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation)

Hashimoto Action Plan Water and Disasters

　　Ｇｏａｌ１　　　　 To define an internationally recognizable target 　　　 focused on reducing the loss of life and livelihoods

　　Ｇｏａｌ２　　　 To ensure immediate provision for safe drinking water 　　　 and sanitation during and after disasters

Nara

Excavations of Ring-Moat Type Settlement

Reconstruction of Ring-Moat Type Settlement

Yayoi ware

400km

300km

200km

100km

Nara

Nara

Osaka

Kyoto

Nagoya

Reconstruction of Ring-Moat Type Settlement

流域界

Outline of Tone River Basin

Original watercourse

Watarase Retarding Basin

Sekiyado Castle Museum

Chujo Levee

Current watercourse

Tokyo

Watercourse before the 16th Century

Tone River

Hitachi River

Kinu River

Kasumigaura Lake

出典：　続日本紀

Source: Shoku-Nihon-gi

Originalwatercourse

Currentwatercourse

Excavatedin the 8th Century

~ 1590

~ 1600

~ 1630

~ 1650

~ 1660

“Mizuka” Mound against Flooding

Fu

ku R

iver →

To

ne R

iver →

Current Chujo Levee

Former Levee

７９０ｍ

２７３０ｍ

３０００ｍ

Protected Area

Chujo Levee

Space for Flooding

Narrow Channel

Chujo Levee

Tone River →Fuku River →

Photo by the Crown Prince Naruhito

Space for Flooding

Chujo Levee

Protected Area

Tone River →

Narrow Channel

Flood Damage caused by Typhoon Katherine (1947)

Mekong River

Photo by the Crown Prince Naruhito

流域界

Outline of Tone River Basin

Original watercourse

Watarase Retarding Basin


Chujo Levee

Current watercourse

Tokyo

“Istanbul is connected to Nara through the Silk Road.”

Istanbul

Nara

Rumeri Hisarı

Shoso-in Treasure Depository

White Cut Glass Bowlin the Shoso-in Treasure Repository in Nara

~ close ties between humans and water ~

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