Minuma Tsusenbori Canal
In Japanese: 見沼通船堀
A lock canal completed in 1731 to ship rice to Edo, linking the Minuma irrigation channels with the Shiba River; a quiet walk in the green belt.
Historic Site
Nearby
- Soka Matsubara (Landscapes of Oku no Hosomichi) ≈ 45 min by car
- Musashi Ichinomiya Hikawa Shrine (Omiya) ≈ 45 min by car
- Omiya Bonsai Village & Bonsai Art Museum ≈ 50 min by car
- The Railway Museum (Omiya) ≈ 50 min by car
- Imperial Palace East Gardens ≈ 50 min by car
Travel times are rough estimates by car.
- Getting there
- 15 min walk from JR Higashi-Urawa Station
- Fee
- Free
- Good to know
- No parking; the city holds occasional lock-operation demonstrations
- Time needed
- 1 h
Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-12. Report outdated info