In Asakura City, Fukuoka Prefecture, which was affected by the heavy rains in northern Kyushu four years ago, the "Hishino Triple Water Wheels," which has become a symbol of reconstruction, began to rotate on the 17th, in line with the time of rice planting.
The "Hishino Triple Water Wheels" in Asakura City, which was built more than 200 years ago, was buried in earth and sand and driftwood four years ago due to heavy rain in northern Kyushu, but it recovered in about a month and became a symbol of reconstruction. It has become.
It was time to plant rice, and on the 17th, a sluice gate leading to a water wheel was opened after a Shinto ritual was held at a local shrine to pray for a good harvest.
When the Hishino Triple Water Wheels, about 4 to 5 meters in diameter, began to rotate, water rushed into the surrounding rice fields, and the local children who visited cheered, "Do your best, do your best."
A woman in her 50s who visited Ukiha said, "I'm glad to see Asakura City recovering from the disaster through the Hishino Triple Water Wheels."
Toshio Koga, Chairman of the Yamada Weir Land Improvement Zone, which manages the water turbine, said, "I am very happy to have this day. If the situation in the corona improves, many people will come to see the triple water turbine. I want you to get it. "
The Hishino Triple Water Wheels in Asakura City will continue to send water until mid-October, when the harvest is reached.