Japan Midokoro / Miyagi Prefecture / Ishinomaki / Ishii lock
Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture · Important Cultural Property
Ishii lock
- Nearest stationRikuzen-Yamashita Station 1.0 km
- DesignationImportant Cultural Property
- Year1880 (completed)
The Ishii lock (石井閘門), begun in 1878 and completed in 1880, is a lock on the canal beside the Kitakami River in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Designed by Dutch engineer Cornelis Johannes van Doorn, who was a foreign advisor to the Meiji government, it is the earliest example of such a facility in Japan.
From the Wikipedia article “Ishii lock” (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Location
Red: Ishii lock. Black: nearby places.
Basic facts
| Location | Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture |
|---|---|
| Nearest station | Rikuzen-Yamashita Station, 1.0 km (straight line) |
| Type | Important Cultural Property |
| Year | 1880 (completed) |
| More | Wikipedia 9 more photos (Commons) |
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FAQ
- What is the nearest station to Ishii lock?
- Rikuzen-Yamashita Station. It is 1.0 km away in a straight line; the walking route is longer.
- Is Ishii lock a designated cultural property?
- Yes: Important Cultural Property.
- When was Ishii lock completed?
- In 1880.
Nearby
Photos (Wikimedia Commons) Ishinomori Manga Museum: gleam_df (CC BY 2.0), Miyagi 3.11 Tsunami Disaster Memorial Museum: Ymblanter (CC BY-SA 4.0), Saitō Garden: ToshiJapon (CC BY-SA 4.0), Kamata Memorial Hall: cora_cola 茶々丸 (CC BY-SA 3.0), The Historical Museum of Jōmon Village, Oku-Matsushima: neuropower (Public domain), Satohama shell mound: neuropower (Public domain)
