Kanagawa Waterworks Memorial Hall

What it is

• Science museum in Samukawa-machi, Kanagawa Prefecture.
• Utilizes the former pump station of Samukawa Water Purification Plant.
• Established in 1984, commemorating 50 years of prefectural waterworks.
• Plant achieved Japan's first prefectural wide-area water supply.

What to see

• Former pump station, completed in 1936.
• Building selected as one of the "100 Modern Waterworks."
• Designated as a "Selected Civil Engineering Heritage."
• Library with materials on water and the environment.
• Outdoor "Water Plaza" features a stream and trees.

Getting there

• From Miyayama Station on the JR Sagami Line.
• From Samukawa Station on the JR Sagami Line.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.