[Image1]◤Ushinokuchi Circular Diversion◢One of Sakuhomachi’s hidden cultural treasures in Nagano Prefecture🕌

◤Ushinokuchi Circular Diversion◢

One of Sakuhomachi’s hidden cultural treasures in Nagano Prefecture🕌
It was built to divide water equally so that disputes would not arise in the area.
Before the circular diversion was created, locals used a custom called “vines diversion,” in which they cut vine tendrils and used them to decide each share of the water—a practice that seems to have been rare across Japan💭

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