31 January 2009

ようこそ、箭納倉へ



並倉 味噌製造工場だそうだ。
恩田陸の『月の裏側』を読み、はと笛をもらい、いつか行きたいと思っていた柳川に立ち寄った。こたつの入ったどんこ舟に乗り川下り。小説のようにノスタルジックな町だ。

Yanagawa in Fukuoka is famous for the moats around the town. Built in Edo era, they were used as flood control as well as the defense moat of a castle. There are narrow points underneath bridges that speed up the water flow after passing them. The openings are tipically shaped as V so that they can be accommodated both during dry season and flood.
I read that people used its water for their daily use until around 1930s. People drain the moats once a year to clean them.
I hope the klongs in Bangkok will be as clean as this moats...

4 comments:

  1. かずまま1/2/09 01:28

    Tingちゃん、こんばんわ。
    今日のこの絵って、ダンボールに描いたりしてないよね~?!(違ったらゴメン・・・)

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  2. かずままさん、
    ダンボールに描いてたり・・・します。
    それも何度か宅急便で運ばれた後のものだったり・・・します。

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  3. いいね~、それ♪

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  4. まみさん、
    資源有効活用~♪
    環境にもお財布にもやさしいです。

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