🚢 Minuma Tsūsen-bori

Japan · Asia · 35.86°N, 139.71°E

The Minuma Tsūsen-bori (見沼通船堀) is Japan's oldest canal with a lock system. Built during the Edo period, it is located in what is now part of the cities of Saitama and Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. It was designated a National Historic Site in 1982.

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Country	Japan
Continent / region	Asia
Coordinates (approx.)	35.86°N, 139.71°E · view on map

Minuma Tsūsen-bori is located in Japan, in Asia.

More canal locks in Japan

Ishii lock.

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