【そすいさんぽ】琵琶湖から京都へ続く、桜の水路ー満開の桜が彩る疏水沿いを起点から終点まで歩く

From Lake Biwa to Kyoto — The Lake Biwa Canal was a landmark project that helped drive Japan's modernization during the Meiji era. In this video, I walk the entire length of the canal, tracing its route from start to finish. The Lake Biwa Canal was a large-scale civil engineering project built to help revitalize Kyoto in the Meiji period. It served not only as a waterway for transport, but also powered Japan's first commercial hydroelectric plant and supplied the city's water system — playing a vital role in Kyoto's development at the time. The walk begins at the water intake on the shores of Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture. Starting from the Sosui Canal Walk trailhead at the 0-kilometer mark, the goal is to reach the far end of the canal in Kyoto. It also happened to be the height of cherry blossom season. I enjoyed a leisurely walk along the canal, taking in the blossoms in full bloom all the way. How was the water of Lake Biwa brought all the way to Kyoto? Join me as I experience the sheer scale of this remarkable project firsthand, one step at a time. YAMAP https://yamap.com/activities/47246956 #SosuiCanalWalk #LakeBiwaCanal #JapanHeritage #Walking #Kyoto #CherryBlossoms #PhilosophersPath #KeageIncline #Nanzenji #Suirokaku Timeline 00:00 Opening / Lake Biwa 04:46 Otsu Lock Gate 09:18 Higashiyama Nature Trail (Yamashina) 13:50 Keage Boat Basin / Incline / Lake Biwa Canal Museum 18:56 Nanzenji Suirokaku / Philosopher's Path 24:23 Takano River / Matsugasaki Water Purification Plant 26:53 Kamo River / Shimei-dori 29:21 Horikawa-Shimei (Canal Terminus) / Ending