The Hachirogata Polder: Site Visit Report February/March 2017

This is a report on the visit of the Hachirogata polder of the author from 28 February 2017 to 2 March 2017. The land reclamation is located in the prefecture of Akita in Japan. The visit consisted of a field trip to the polder accompanied by Prof. Yasunori Kitao (Kyoto Women’s University) with interviews with local people, a visit of the polder museum, a visit to the village Ogata-Mura and the Municipal Office and an interview with Mr. Miyata, who has been mayor for thirty years of the village.
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