Kururu Shogawa Waterwheel

I went to the "Kururu Shogawa Waterwheel" in Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture (((((((っ･ω･)っ
The waterwheel is big and impressive, and I've never seen a five-wheel waterwheel before ∑(⸝⸝⸝º ᵜ º⸝⸝⸝)!!
The five-wheeled waterwheel at Sobanosato in Nakahata, Shogawa-cho, is the largest, with a diameter of 13m, on the far left as seen from the national highway. The other wheels are lined up with diameters of 4.5m, 5.0m, 5.5m, and 3.6m, respectively, making it the largest five-wheeled waterwheel in Japan.

In the waterwheel shed, the largest waterwheel is used to turn a stone mill with a diameter of 2.2m to grind buckwheat.

Shogawa is over 800m above sea level, and its cool climate makes it suitable for growing buckwheat. With this in mind, and with the aim of creating a new village based on the buckwheat culture that has been passed down since ancient times, Sobanosato Shogawa was opened as a base facility in 2003, and the five-wheeled waterwheel was built as its symbol.

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Post by しのびちゃんとTAISHIのツーリング日記 | Jun 12, 2024