Fukuoka Beautiful Town Development Council
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Asakura City
Yamada Weir
Asakura used to be an area of marshes, fields, and pebbly sands, with only a few rice paddies that were fed by streams that gushed out from the valley. 1663, the Horikawa Irrigation Canal was constructed to draw water from the Chikugo River, and about 150 rice paddies were opened. In 1722, the water intake was changed and improved repeatedly, and in 1790, Koga Hyakko, a benefactor of the Horikawa River, created the Yamada Weir, the only stone weir in Japan, to dam the Chikugo River at an angle. In 2014, the Yamada Weir was registered as a World Heritage Site of Irrigation Facilities.
Recommended month/time of day
morning
afternoon
evening
night
Take the Nishitetsu bus at Futsukaichi Station on the JR Kagoshima Main Line, and walk for about 10 minutes from Keso-no-Shuku bus stop (about 61 minutes ride). Parking lot: 10 spaces
Nearby tourist attractions
Large camphor tree (250m)
Kami City Museum of Art (2.5km)
Nearby event information
Asakura Festival (November)
Summer Festival Asakura (September)
Gourmet, special product, etc.
Ayu, peach, persimmon, Hakata green onion