Fudai Sluice Gate

Fudai Village

Northern Iwate

It is a water gate with a height of 15.5m and a total length of 205m that reaches the mouth of the Fudai River. This is one of the largest flood gates in the Tohoku region, assuming a 15-meter Meiji tsunami, and it stopped the tsunami that occurred in the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake from flooding into the center of the village. The water gate was completed in 1984 at a total construction cost of 3.56 billion yen. Nearby is a monument honoring Yukitoshi Kazumura, the village chief at the time, who was instrumental in this project, with the inscription ``What happened twice must not happen a third time.'' It is also certified as a geosite of Sanriku Geopark.

Location
Fudai Village
Inquiries
Fudai Village Policy Promotion Office
Phone number: 0194-35-2114

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