Shingen's Embankment
Shingen's Embankment
山梨県
A Sengoku-period flood-control heritage site in Ry…
Founded
1560
Type
Historic Site
Visited
Want to go
Access
About 20 min on foot from JR Ryuo Station
Ryuchi, Kai, Yamanashi
Open in Google Maps ↗
Info
Historic Site
Founded 1560
466 years
Overview
A Sengoku-period flood-control heritage site in Ryuchi/Ryuo, Kai City. The embankment was built by Takeda Shingen to protect against flooding of the Kamanashi River (upper reaches of the Fuji River) and is designated a national historic site. The composite system of stone deflectors, weir heads, and levees represented the most advanced civil engineering of its day and continues to be studied today…
Read more
Origins
Shingen's Embankment (信玄堤) is a flood-control system constructed by the Sengoku warlord Takeda Shingen along the Kamanashi River (upper Fuji River) in the mid-sixteenth century. The Kai region, where the Fuefuki, Kamanashi, and Midai rivers converge on low-lying ground, had long suffered repeated fl…
Read more
Posts
0
No posts yet
Suggest an update
Suggest fixes to the location, history, visiting hours, access, facilities, notes and more
Report incorrect info
Get the app for a better experience
Auto stamp via GPS, offline access, and favorites tracking
View in app
Explore pilgrimage with the app
View in app