NIPPON Kichi - 日本吉

2007/4/18

金沢清水 Kanazawashimizu Kanazawa Shimizu

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Kanazawa Shimizu is a group of spring water that gushes out over 100,000 tons of clear water per day. There are seven water outlets, of which the largest one is located in the prefecture’s Inland Water Fisheries Experiment Station in Matsuo, Hachimantai City, Iwate Pref. This cool, pure water is used for various purposes including trout aquaculture, water supply and irrigation. There are several legends about this spring water. One of them goes that a dragon with seven heads, which lived in Mt. Iwate, wanted to see a village at the foot of the mountain and went underground one day. The seven outlets are said to be where the dragon popped up its head. Another legend tells that an ogre, who had done ill to people, was thrown into its eyes by the villagers. The springs are where the ogre washed his eyes following the god’s words.

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Hachimantai, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
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Kanazawa Shimizu




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