NAGARA is the name of a river which is originated in Gifu
pref. of Japan.
Gifu is located in the center of Japanease
population, which is shown in the map.
In Summer, many
children are swimming and playing about in the river of Gifu city.
Ukai, Ayu fishing with the help of birds,
[1]
is also konwn in Japan in the season from spring to autumn.
The Nagara river is still famous, in Japan, for its limpid
water, in spite of its location as in big cities with more than
500k population.
Among such city rivers, the Nagara was the river with
no Dam along the main stream in the main island of Japan, Honshu.
In Japan, several big challanges have been given to the balance
of nature, recently.
Typical one of them is the construction of
the NAGARA Estuary Barrage
[2]
and its operation started on Jul. 8 1995.
After that, several
societies of fishermen and NGO members have been
claiming
[3]
not only decrease of fishes but also the crisis of the life of
the river.
[1] You can enjoy many photos of the Ukai.
[2] Introduced by English.
[3] Introduced by Japanease.
. . . . . . . . Feb. 23. 2002 . . . . . . . .
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[1] You can enjoy many photos of the Ukai.
[2] Introduced by English.
[3] Introduced by Japanease.
MAP [jpg-file :size=816kB / :size=2.7MB]
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