Special Exhibition: "Protecting the Water — 330 Years of the Senkawa Family and Senkawa Aqueduct"

About this event

In Genroku 9 (1696), the Edo Shogunate excavated the Senkawa Aqueduct, diverting water from the Tamagawa Aqueduct, to deliver water to places such as the Onari Palace of the 5th Shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi. The Senkawa family undertook this construction. The Senkawa Aqueduct supplied water to samurai residences, temples, and shrines in Edo, and eventually came to be used as irrigation water to nourish rice fields in villages along its course. Through materials including the Senkawa Family Documents (a Tangible Cultural Property designated by Nerima City), this exhibition introduces the excavation of the Senkawa Aqueduct, irrigation management, changes during the late Edo period and Meiji era, and its history up until the Senkawa family stepped down from management. Through ancient documents, pictorial maps, old photographs, and maps, you can view the water that supported local life and the path of the people who continued to protect it at the venue.

Venue

Nerima City Shakujii Park Furusato Museum

5-12-16 Shakujiimachi, Nerima-ku, Tokyo 177-0041