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Restoration o f once‐lost urb an ri ver ‐ Focused on the case in Edogawa city, Tokyo Japan
Japan Riverfront Research Center Director NOBUYUKI TSUCHIYA JRRN Chairperson 1
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● Tokyo Metropolis
2 Edogawa City viewed from the air 3p
Edogawa River Shin‐Nakagawa River
Kyu‐Nakagawa River
Nakagawa River Shinkawa River Chiba Pref.
Araaakawa River Kyu‐Edogawa River
Kasai Rinkai Park
Artificial shore 3 Tokyo Bay
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Historical details
From “Flood Control” to “Water Utilization” and "Hyypdrophilicity " 洪水→利水→親水 5p
洪水 TkTokyo Floo d Disaster in 1910 5
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台風、Typhoon Kathleen in 1947 6 7p
台風、Typhoon Kathleen in 1947 7
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台風、Typhoon Kitty in 1949 8 9p
台風、 Typhoon Kanogawa in 1958 9
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Agricultural waterway in 1945 11
12p Rivers and Waterways in Edogawa City
1900´s Water and Greenery 13p NtNetwork SSlcale
Parks and Playgrounds, etc. 436 Parks (Area: 3,437,049 sq. m)
Shinsui Parks 5 Routes (Total length: 9,610 m)
Shinsui Green PPhaths 18 Routes Shinsui Park (Total llhength: 17,680 m) Shinsui Green Path 13
Furukawa Shinsui river Park 14p ‐ the first Shinsui river Park in Japan ‐ 古川親水河川公園
14 Komatsugawa Sakaigawa Shinsui river Park 15p 古川親水河川公園
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Ichinoe Sakaigawa Shinsui river Park 16p
16 Shinodabori Shinsui Green Path 17p
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Cleanup Activities by “Group of Lovers” 18p
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Shinsui River Improvement 親水河川
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26 27p Furukawa Shinsui Park after Construction
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28 Komatsugawa Sakaigawa Shinsui Park 29p before Construction
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Ichinoe Sakaigawa Shinsui river Park 34p before Construction
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Sakongawa Shinsui Park43
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Shin‐Sakongawa Shinsui river Park 44 Event (Edogawa Sakura Festival) 45p
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Establishment of Partnership with the Citizens
46 The Citizens Leaders Conference 47p 水と緑のセンター 会議風景
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Cleanup Activity in Early Morning49
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Park Volunteer Activity: Park‐making to be familiar with Bamboo 54p 竹と親しむ広場
54 Lively Flower Care Volunteer Activities, more than 2400 persons involved 55p
Shopping districts and Green Paths Parks
Front plaza of City Office 55 Main Building Public facilities
Promotion of “Plentiful Flowers for the Homes of All” Campaign 56p Potted flower arrangement lecture gatherings
Welcome Gardener Mentoring Lecture Course
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Biotope: Pond enclosed with Wood Mattress in Arakawa River 60p 水辺の楽校
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66 The Citizens College Course : 67p Volunteer Training Course about Breeding of Rose
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Green Festival 68p
68 Green Volunteer 69p
Home Cultivation Plant Trees Activity
Plant Trees Activity Maintenance of Planting Strip
Street Volunteer 70p
Road Cleanup Activity Road Cleanup Activity
Public Lavatory Cleanup Activity Promenade Cleanup Activity Park Volunteer 71p
Maintenance of Trees Environmental Study
Event Activity Maintenance of Planting Strip
Waterside Volunteer 72p
Waterside Cleanup Activity Waterside Cleanup Activity
Environmental Study Living thing investigation 73p
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1000 Cherry Blossoms Project in Shinkawa 78p Industrial Zone in Edo (near West Gate Park) 79p
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Shinsui River “Shinkawa” 80 81p
Cleanup Activity of Volunteer Group81
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Other Case Examples in JAPAN 91p Deterioration of River Environment (pollution, garbage)
Sumida river, 1967東京、隅田川 Source: Annual visual report on environment in Japan, 1982
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Bubble at the Tama river東京、多摩川 Source: Bureau of Environment, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, 1970 93p
渋谷川
Garbage around the river mouth of Shibuya River (Furu River), 1970
Source: Tokyo Metropolitan Government ‘s homepage
94p Izumi River (Yokohama, Kanagawa Pref.) From three‐sided steel sheet pile to nature‐oriented river 神奈川、和泉川
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Itachi River (Yokohama, Kanagawa Pref.)
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98p 撥川 Batch River ((y,Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Pref.)
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Case 7 : Yana Ri ver (Yanagawa, Fukuoka Pref. ) 柳 川 101p Location of Yanagawa City
● Yanagawa City Yanagawa City ● Yanagawa Canals Chikugo River
Yabe River
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Yana River
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A House which performed setting up a view of the river side
Yana River 109p
MkiMurasaki River (Kitak yush u, FkFukuo ka Pf)Pref.) 福岡、紫 川
110p Location of Kitakyushu Cit y
北九州市
● Kitakyushu City
紫川 Murasaki River
位置図 110110 111p
Murasaki River, around 1970
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Illegal settlers along Murasaki River, around 1970s 113p
My Town, My River Development Project113113
114p 115p Utilization along Murasaki River
Navigation
Wooden bridge (Tokiwa Bridge.) Open Café at Katsuyama Bridge.
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Suhama open space, Murasaki River 117p
Artificial waterfall , Murasaki117 River
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Environmental Museum of Water, Murasaki River 118118 119p
Open Café & Beer terrace at Katsuyama Bridge, Murasaki119119 River
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Open Café & Beer terrace at Katsuyama Bridge, Murasaki120120 River 121p
Rental Boat, Murasaki121121 River
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Sight‐seeing pleasure boat, Murasaki122122 River 123p
Case 4: Hori River ((gy,Nagoya, Aitch Pref.)
名古屋、堀川
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124124 125p Location of Nagoya City
● Nagoya City ● Nagoya City
Hori River Shonai River
Kiso River
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Open Café (Nayabashi area at Hori128128 river) 129p
Open Café (Nayabashi area at Hori river)129129
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River Station (Nayabashi area at Hori river)130130 131p
Nayabashi Brig. and bridge guard open space at Hori River
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Case 5 : DbiDoutonbori River (Osak a, OkOsaka Pf)Pref.) 大阪、道頓堀 133p Location of Osaka City
● Osaka City Osaka City ● Yodo River
Dotombori River
Yamato River
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Doutonbori River136136 137p
Doutonbori River
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