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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. Taisetsu Dam - Wikipedia

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    The plan included a number of dam projects along the main tributaries which resulted in the construction of Ashibetsu Dam as well as Nakayama Dam. In 1954, Typhoon No. 15 known as Typhoon Toyamaru ( 洞爺丸台風 ) caused damage to the trees in the Kamikawa Basin, as well as many roads in the surrounding area. [ 1 ]

  4. Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel

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    G-Cans, originally G-CANS PROJECT, [5] is the name of a civic group [6] [7] whose goal is to "transform the area surrounding the Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel and the Shōwa Drainage Pump Station into a new cultural and community hub, utilizing these regional resources to promote regional development"; "CANS" represents the idea that "anything can be done with the ideas ...

  5. Geography of Japan - Wikipedia

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    The Japan Basin has an oceanic crust and is the deepest part of the sea, whereas the Tsushima Basin is the shallowest, with depths below 2,300 m (7,500 ft). The Yamato Basin and Tsushima Basin have thick oceanic crusts. [79] The continental shelves of the sea are wide on the eastern shores of Japan. On the western shores, they are narrow ...

  6. Japanese water fountain makes mesmerizing shapes - AOL

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  7. 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.

  8. Texas warning of "maneater" screwworms that lay eggs in flesh

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    / Credit: / Getty Images After eggs hatch, they become larvae or maggots that burrow into an opening to feed. Once they feed, they drop to the ground, burrow into the soil and emerge as adult flies.

  9. Ryōan-ji - Wikipedia

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    Ryōan-ji's tsukubai, the basin provided for ritual washing of the hands and mouth While the rock garden is the best-known garden of Ryōan-ji, the temple also has a water garden; the Kyoyochi Pond, built in the 12th century as part of the Fujiwara estate.