Minuma Tsūsen-bori

Midori-ku, Japan · built 1731

The Minuma Tsūsen-bori 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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