Tone Ōzeki (Great Weir of Tone River) - Gyoda

From home to Joyful Honda I will pass by the route to go. Of the gateway to the bank Because the road is winding, The difference with large vehicles is I'm nervous. The view from the bank is just right. You can see Mt. Fuji firmly!

This weir is located in the middle basin of the Tone River and offers a large panoramic river view. (It is a good healing spot when you are tired in various ways.) There is also an observation room of Oizumi Nature where you can observe the fish passage, and the flow of the river seen from underground is quite valuable and interesting.

Ideal for walking courses. The sidewalk of the bridge is narrow, and it is difficult for bicycles to pass each other. The view is beautiful and you can see from Mt. Fuji to Mt. Asama, Mt. Akagi, Mt. Nikko Otoko and Mt. Tsukuba. It may be good for elementary school students to study social studies ?

It will be the entrance to Minuma Substitute Water. It was built to meet the water demand in the metropolitan area.

It is an important weir that controls the amount of water in the Tone River.

I decided to go by road bike to Tone Ozeki on the Bando Taro and Tone River, which spans Chiyoda Town in Ora District, Gunma Prefecture, and Gyoda City, Saitama Prefecture. Tone Ozeki ? Date: 2021/11/03 ? Location: Left bank: Chiyoda Town, Ora District, Gunma Prefecture Right bank: Gyoda City, Saitama Prefecture ? Altitude about 30m ? [Tone Ozei] Embankment length: 700.0 m Year of completion: 1963/1968 Dam model: Movable weir Purpose etc .: Water supply to Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture and irrigation to the middle reaches of the Tone River through water supply to Musashi Canal, Minuma Substitute Water, Saitama Irrigation Canal, and Kasai Irrigation Canal, and irrigation to the Ora area in Gunma Prefecture through the Ora Canal Management road: The total length of the road is 687.2 m, the effective width is 7 m, and it is used as a road bridge as Musashi Ohashi. The road has steep slopes and sharp curves on both banks, and the width and sidewalks are narrow, resulting in many contact accidents. ? Impressions The Tone Ozeki is one of the largest weirs in Japan, constructed 154km from the mouth of the Tone River main river, one of Japan's leading rivers. The Tone Ozeki Nature Observation Room, where you can see the fishway through the underwater window when the salmon run up due to the corona, was closed. It is said that Tone Ozei holds a salmon run-up / egg collection observation event in November every year, but unfortunately it will be canceled this year. At the time of construction, the water drawn mainly by the Musashi canal was the drinking water of the southern part of Saitama prefecture and the citizens of Tokyo, but even now, the water of the Tone River upstream dam group passes through the Tone Ozeki, and 40% of the water supply in Tokyo, Saitama prefecture. It is said that it supplies 70% of the water supply.

I received a dumb card. The older female employee who was dealt with (I felt very cute when I was young) was a very good person and I forgot the time and talked. I also learned about the surrounding information. It is not possible now that the spread prevention is being announced, but if you calm down, please visit as long as it does not affect your business.