FUKUOKA, Jun 19 (News On Japan) –
Japan’s oldest functioning water wheel, referred to as the “Triple Water Wheel,” has began working as soon as once more in Asakura City, Fukuoka Prefecture, because the rice planting season begins.
A ceremonial opening befell on June 17, on the Yamada Seki canal, the place a prayer for a bountiful harvest was supplied earlier than the sluice gates had been opened. Approximately quarter-hour later, water from the Chikugo River started flowing into the Triple Water Wheel.
Encouraged by the enthusiastic cheers of native youngsters, the wheel started turning powerfully, and water was channeled into the fields.
Built through the Edo interval, the Triple Water Wheel is the oldest of its type nonetheless in operation as we speak. It will proceed to show till early October, offering important irrigation to the rice paddies earlier than harvest.
Source: RKB毎日放送NEWS