Ishii lock
Encyclopedia
, begun in 1878 and completed in 1880, is a lock
on the canal
beside the Kitakami River
in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture
, Japan
. Designed by the Dutch engineer and foreign advisor to the Meiji
government Cornelis Johannes van Doorn
, it is the earliest example of such a facility in the country. In 2002 it was designated an Important Cultural Property
.
Lock (water transport)
A lock is a device for raising and lowering boats between stretches of water of different levels on river and canal waterways. The distinguishing feature of a lock is a fixed chamber in which the water level can be varied; whereas in a caisson lock, a boat lift, or on a canal inclined plane, it is...
on the canal
Canal
Canals are man-made channels for water. There are two types of canal:#Waterways: navigable transportation canals used for carrying ships and boats shipping goods and conveying people, further subdivided into two kinds:...
beside the Kitakami River
Kitakami River
The is the fourth largest river in Japan and the largest in the Tōhoku region. It is 249 kilometers long and drains an area of 10,150 square kilometers. It flows through mostly rural areas of Iwate and Miyagi Prefectures. The river is unusual in that it has two mouths, one flowing south into...
in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture
Miyagi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan in the Tōhoku Region on Honshu island. The capital is Sendai.- History :Miyagi Prefecture was formerly part of the province of Mutsu. Mutsu Province, on northern Honshu, was one of the last provinces to be formed as land was taken from the indigenous Emishi, and became the...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. Designed by the Dutch engineer and foreign advisor to the Meiji
Meiji period
The , also known as the Meiji era, is a Japanese era which extended from September 1868 through July 1912. This period represents the first half of the Empire of Japan.- Meiji Restoration and the emperor :...
government Cornelis Johannes van Doorn
Cornelis Johannes van Doorn
was a Dutch engineer and foreign advisor in Japan during the Meiji period. He was invited to the country in 1872 and worked on hydraulic engineering projects on the Edo River and on port facilities at Nobiru in Sendai Bay. He designed Japan's first western-style waterway, the Asaka Canal, which...
, it is the earliest example of such a facility in the country. In 2002 it was designated an Important Cultural Property
Important Cultural Properties of Japan
The term is often shortened into just are items officially already classified as Tangible Cultural Properties of Japan by the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs and judged to be of particular importance to the Japanese people....
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See also
- Tatsuta polder sluice gatesTatsuta polder sluice gatesThe were constructed in 1902 during works on the Kiso River in Yatomi, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. They are an example of western hydraulic engineering technology adopted during the Meiji period.-See also:*Ishii lock*Foreign government advisors in Meiji Japan...
- Foreign government advisors in Meiji Japan
- Mechanical Engineering Heritage (Japan)Mechanical Engineering Heritage (Japan)The is a list of sites, landmarks, machines, and documents that made significant contributions to the development of mechanical engineering in Japan. Items in the list are certified by the .- Overview :...
- Important Cultural Properties of JapanImportant Cultural Properties of JapanThe term is often shortened into just are items officially already classified as Tangible Cultural Properties of Japan by the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs and judged to be of particular importance to the Japanese people....
- RangakuRangakuRangaku is a body of knowledge developed by Japan through its contacts with the Dutch enclave of Dejima, which allowed Japan to keep abreast of Western technology and medicine in the period when the country was closed to foreigners, 1641–1853, because of the Tokugawa shogunate’s policy of national...