Bo-tsutsumi (Levee)

Built in 1742 by an unknown person

Among the four remaining auxiliary levees extending from the main levee of the Miyagawa-tsutsumi, the Bo “straight” -tsutsumi is the last one from upstream: those auxiliary levees are also called “tsukidashi-tsutsumi” (literally, “protruding levees”) because they protrude obliquely downstream from the main levee.

This straight levee, with a length of approx. 109 m, was designed and built to protect the main levee by weakening the flow of the Miyagawa River in the event of flooding. Even today, it still functions adequately as originally designed. Unfortunately, there are no clear details about its construction.

Cherry trees on the slopes of this levee have their leaves at a level lower than those on the other auxiliary levees, and many visitors are attracted by full-blown “cherry blossom tunnels” formed by such leaves every time spring comes.

February 2021

Ise City Board of Education