Aqueduct Helped Electrify Tokyo in Meiji Era; Historic Brick Structure Still Carries Water
- Posted on May 12, 2025
- By The Japan News
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Aqueduct Helped Electrify Tokyo in Meiji Era; Historic Brick Structure Still Carries Water

OTSUKI, Yamanashi — After getting off a train at Otsuki Station in Yamanashi Prefecture, I traveled south along the river on National Route 139 for about five kilometers, into the neighboring city of Tsuru, when a large brick structure came into view on my left.