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  2. Tsubo-niwa - Wikipedia

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    Tsubo-niwa typically contain a functional tōrō lantern and a chōzu-bachi (water basin), such as a tsukubai. They may also contain sculptures. They may also contain sculptures. Much of the area may be filled with gravel, set with larger stones, and carefully raked and kept free of weeds.

  3. Suikinkutsu - Wikipedia

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    Water drips through the hole at the top onto a small pool of water inside of the pot, creating a pleasant splashing sound that rings inside of the pot similar to a bell or Japanese zither. It is usually built next to a traditional Japanese stone basin called chōzubachi, part of a tsukubai for washing hands before the Japanese tea ceremony

  4. Taisetsu Dam - Wikipedia

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    The Taisetsu Dam (大雪ダム) or Taisen Dam is a dam in Hokkaido, Japan. It was planned as a multipurpose rockfill dam by the Hokkaido Ministry of Land, Transportation, Infrastructure Development. [1] [2] It was built upon the Ishikari River for the purpose of flood control and water basin for Asahikawa, Hokkaido, irrigation, and hydropower. [3]

  5. Shishi-odoshi - Wikipedia

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    A shishi-odoshi breaks the quietness of a Japanese garden with the sound of a bamboo rocker arm hitting a rock.. Shishi-odoshi (literally, "deer-frightening" or "boar-frightening"), in a wide sense, refers to Japanese devices made to frighten away animals that pose a threat to agriculture, including kakashi (), naruko (clappers) and sōzu.

  6. Japanese garden - Wikipedia

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    Stone water basins were originally placed in gardens for visitors to wash their hands and mouth before the tea ceremony. The water is provided to the basin by a bamboo pipe, or kakei, and they usually have a wooden ladle for drinking the water. In tea gardens, the basin was placed low to the ground, so the drinker had to bend over to get water.

  7. Classification of rivers in Japan - Wikipedia

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    Japanese Main stream length (km) Basin area (km 2) Basin management Basin area population Tributaries Average annual flow rate (m 3 /s) BOD (ppm) Dams Hydroelectric plants Kuji: 久慈川 124 1,490 Fukushima, Ibaraki: 201,981 53 23.58 0.8 1 (0) 7 Naka: 那珂川 150 3,270 Tochigi, Ibaraki 912,217 197 74.43 0.9 22 (2) 12 Tone: 利根川 322 16,840

  8. Water supply and sanitation in Japan - Wikipedia

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    In 1961, a Water Resources Development Promotion Law was passed. On its basis over the next decade seven river basins with high growth in water needs were designated for water resources development and investments in dams, weirs and inter-basin transfers was undertaken on the basis of comprehensive development plans for each basin. [20]

  9. Category:Drainage basins of the Sea of Japan - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Drainage basins of the Sea of Japan" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.