Lake Biwa Canal (Incline, Nanzen-ji Aqueduct and others)

琵琶湖疏水（インクライン・南禅寺水路閣ほか） (びわこそすい)

Kyoto, Kyoto

Lake Biwa Canal (Incline, Nanzen-ji Aqueduct and others) is a modern heritage site in Kyoto, Kyoto. 4 of its buildings, including the Lake Biwa Canal Facilities (No. 2 Tunnel) and Lake Biwa Canal Facilities (No. 3 Tunnel), are designated National Treasures (Meiji period, 1888–1889).

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Key facts

Designation: National Treasures
Era: Meiji period and later
Type: Modern architecture
Location: Kyoto, Kyoto
Address: 京都府京都市山科区御陵黒岩、同御陵封ジ山町

Key facts

Designation: National Treasures
Era: Meiji period and later
Type: Modern architecture
Location: Kyoto, Kyoto
Address: 京都府京都市山科区御陵黒岩、同御陵封ジ山町

Buildings designated as National Treasures

Lake Biwa Canal Facilities (No. 2 Tunnel)
Era
Meiji period
Year
1888
Structure
brick tunnel, 125.3 m long, with wing walls
Designated
August 27, 2025
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Lake Biwa Canal Facilities (No. 3 Tunnel)
Era
Meiji period
Year
1889
Structure
brick tunnel, 851.5 m long, with wing walls
Designated
August 27, 2025
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Lake Biwa Canal Facilities (Incline)
Era
Meiji period
Year
1889
Structure
stone and brick construction, 566.1 m long, including brick culverts
Designated
August 27, 2025
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Lake Biwa Canal Facilities (Nanzen-ji Aqueduct)
Era
Meiji period
Year
1888
Structure
brick bridge with fourteen arches, bridge length 93.2 m
Designated
August 27, 2025
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Facts such as eras, structures and locations are edited and translated by us from the Agency for Cultural Affairs’ database of nationally designated cultural properties. The Agency and the national government did not produce this page.

Database of nationally designated cultural properties

Checked on November 6, 2026