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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
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.
The pavilion contains a large water-filled basin called a chōzubachi (手水鉢, lit. ' hand water basin ' ) . At shrines, these chōzubachi are used by a worshipper to wash their left hand, right hand, mouth and finally the handle of the water ladle to purify themselves before approaching the main Shinto shrine or shaden ( 社殿 ) .
Prior to modern plumbing, Japanese homes contained a chōzu-bachi with a dipper, and provisions for drainage of wastewater, placed so that it could be used from the engawa (veranda or corridor). A towel was often hung nearby. One would be placed near the entrance of a latrine, though there might also be chōzu-bachi elsewhere.
Jikka-segi weir. The Azumi Basin was created by numerous streams and rivers that take their water from melting snow on the Northern Alps. The Azusa, Kurosawa, Karasu, and Nakabusa rivers, among others, run through this region and have formed a composite fan (compare alluvial fan) [clarification needed] characterized by the low water-holding capacity of the soil.
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]
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 Kano: 狩野川 46 852 Shizuoka 640,000 76 21.40 1.5 0 7 Abe: 安倍川 51 567 170,000 36 41.44 0.8 0 2 Ōi: 大井川 168 1,280 90,000 39 76.40 0.5 14 (7) 15 Kiku: 菊川 28 ...
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