My first real walk - along the river

 I found this sign beside the river. It shows a photo of the river at the bottom with all of the work outlined on it. They are deepening it in some places and covering the banks with concrete slabs in others.

 The photo at the top, shown enlarged here, explains why they are spending all this money. A couple of years ago they had a huge rainfall in a short period of time. The photo shows some of the flooded areas along the river.

 At one place they are building a small dam so that the riverbed will be tiered rather than sloped. This is supposedly to help prevent a build up of sand on the bottom.

 This shows how extensive the work is. One thing the sign did not say was how much this project is costing. The expenditures must be enormous.

 One thing I like about Japanese construction is that they keep everything clean. Here is a workman sweeping the dirt of the concrete slabs, objects that will be underwater when they are finished.

This is a little park and playground that I found beside the river. I really liked the way the trees were trimmed in the traditional Japanese fashion.