The Land Then & Now

The present Nishiyodogawa area was originally surrounded by rivers and islands, making it a productive natural environment with broad expanses of rice paddies and fields. This is the reason for many local place names combining -shima ("island"). Since the mid part of the near-modern period, the people here quickly opened up much new land to rice agriculture. As one can see from the map, many small rivers formed a network throughout this area. The area comprising the present Konohana Ward, Nishiyodogawa Ward, and Amagasaki City in neighboring Hyogo Prefecture was originally a mixture of these elements, but took on its present appearance after the creation of Shinyodo-gawa.

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River Community	Urbanization	Pollution Era	Regeneration
Then & Now  The Way It Was  Life Long Ago	War Prosperity & Industrialization  War Damage to Nishiyodogawa  Tyhpoon/Flood Damage	Pollution Variety Show  Health Damage  Citizens' Struggle	Regeneration Begins  Post-Earthquake Recovery  Court Settlement and Establishment of Foundation