2018年6月22日
Suirokaku, a Raised Aqueduct
In the premises of Nanzen-ji (南禅寺) temple, the Suirokaku (水路閣, a raised aqueduct) was built in order to complete the Biwako Sosui Bunsen (琵琶湖疏水分線, a branch of Biwako Sosui Canal) in the Meiji (明治) period. At the time of construction, it was highly controversial because its Western style structure was not regarded as suitable for ・・・