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Tsuchiura Nature Restoration Project Site Kasumigaura Namegata Lake Kasumigaura (Lake Nishiura) Lake Kitaura LAKESHORE NATURE RESTORATIONAmi Miho Kashima Ushiku Itako Inashiki Ryugasaki Nature Restoration Project in the Districts of Tamura, Okijuku and Tozaki in the Kasumigaura Region Kamisu Kawachi NaritaKozaki Katori Aims of Project Work Undertaken in Section I With the overall goal of “conserving and restoring the lakeshore zone With the aim of creating an area of shallow and calm water that forms a point of contact between human habitation and the lake featuring a complex shoreline and recreating a habitat to so that it can nurture and sustain a diversity of flora and fauna”, project sustain a diversity of creatures, works underway include the is underway aiming to preserve and restore biodiversity and the creation of a jetty and a wave dissipating revetment. It is landscape as well as to restore the connection between people and hoped that this section will be used as a venue for the lake. environmental learning. The area the project is being carried out in is divided into nine sections from A to I. Appearance after completion of project Island shaped wave dissipating revetment

Section A Work is underway to create an island shaped wave Kasumigaura City dissipating revetment that has a complex waterline to reduce the movement of sand and incorporate Tsuchiura City moderate natural disruption.

Section B

Ibaraki Kasumigaura Environmental Section C Science Center

Section D Section H Section E Section I Section F Section G Sand replenishment Jetty You are here Work is underway to create a range of The movement of sand is

Distance (km) water depths from shallow to deep water restrained by creating a jetty Lakeshore levee in which floating plants can grow as a to ensure steady vegetation growth base for vegetation. growth.

Section C Section D Section H Section E Section I Section F Section G Inquiries Office of the Nature Restoration Committee for the District of Tamura, Okijuku and Tozaki in the Kasumigaura Region Lakeshore levee Appearance in 1978 Color infrared photograph taken in 1978 Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Kanto Regional Development Bureau. Research Division TEL +81(0)299-63-2415 In Sections G to I, the lakeshore vegetation zone extends from the lakeshore levee out to distances between 20m and 80m offshore. Kasumigaura River Office Tsuchiura Branch Office TEL +81(0)29-821-2155