On September 14, a public lecture entitled "What we should do now to inherit the culture of the Tatsumi irrigation water" (2nd sessions) was held at the Kanazawa Ekimae Satellite. 10 people attended the lecture.
During the first session, under the theme of "What is Tatsumi irrigation canal - history and issues of maintenance and management -" lecturer Toshikazu Ikemoto from Institute of Science and Engineering Faculty of Geosciences and Civil Engineering, explained about the advanced civil engineering technologies such as the 4.6 km-long bare tunnels* and reverse siphons seen in the construction of the Tatsumi irrigation canal. Next, Emeritus Professor Masaru Kitaura, gave a presentation titled "Harmony of Townscape and Irrigation Water - A City Aosys Leisure Space -" in which he discussed how the Tatsumi Irrigation Canal has contributed to the development of the city and the significance of passing on the importance of its maintenance and management to the next generation.
Students commented: "I learned that the Tatsumi irrigation system is a valuable facility that was the first in Japan to receive the Water Environment Heritage Award from the Asia-Pacific Division of the International Society for Water Environment Engineering" and "I would like to visit the actual site"
Unexcavated tunnels...Tunnels excavated by hand without the use of machine tools.
Lecturer: Lecturer Toshikazu Ikemoto from Institute of Science and Engineering Faculty of Geosciences and Civil Engineering
Kanazawa University Emeritus Professor Masaru Kitaura
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Emeritus Professor Kitaura (left) and lecturer Ikemoto (right) -
Lecture by Lecturer Ikemoto
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