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Modern Waterworks (Japan's first)Kindai Suido

Also known as: 近代水道

Japan's first modern piped water supply, laid in Yokohama in 1887 (Meiji 20) under the British engineer Henry Spencer Palmer. The Yokohama Waterworks Bureau marks October 17 as the anniversary of its founding.

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Opening of Yokohama Port
Gas Lamps (Japan's first)

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横浜市水道局「近代水道創設記念日」

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