In Yamagata Prefecture, Nagai City, a town famous for its long history as a waterway transportation hub, there is an old canal that passes over a small river.
The water is clean, why not dig a little private canal for your own use? Lead it under the garden wall.
Take it through your garden, don't forget some steps for a little landing of your own: it is useful for washing clothes, and for drawing water for your garden.
And make a little opening into your kitchen. This is where you wash your dishes, rinse vegetables, keep your summer harvest cool in the fresh water, and so on.
The morsels from your cooking and cleaning up will wash out and feed the local carp. And if you keep the fish out you can enjoy beautiful aquatic flowers.
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