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An Introduction to the Nitobe Memorial Museum's Exhibits
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1F - Sanbongi Plateau Reclamation Corner
At the end
of the Edo Era, Tsuto Nitobe, his son Jujiro,
and his grandson Shichiro, all Nanbu Clansmen, built the Inaoigawa Canal from the Oirase River to the Sanbongi Field
(now in Towada City). In addition to completing the canal, they planned a grid-style city, which made possible the birth of Towada
City, whose population is now about 63,000.
On the first floor, many survey maps and records of the reclamation project, tools
used in digging the canal, and other artifacts used in the construction of the canal and
city are exhibited.
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| Tools used for digging the tunnels of the Inaoigawa
Canal Banzuru (about 6 kg) Nakazuru (about 3 kg) Tenbazuru (about 1 kg) (used for shaping the roofs of the tunnels). |
Surveying
instruments: Kobaiki |
Hoiki |
Work diaries 1855 - 1872 (Ansei 2 - Meiji 5) |
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