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Saturday, 6 July 2013 sakawa river Kinjiro was born on the territory of the Odawara domain. According to Hōtoku-ki、Sakawa River was flowing through this area. The water source of this river is the foot of Mount Fuji. ※Naturally、it may be flowing now. Sakawa River(wiki) The flow of this river was so steep that each flood caused enormous damage to their territory. Because so、civil engineering work for the countermeasures was carried out every year under the initiative of the clan. One person per family under the rule of the Odawara domain was obliged to do this labor. However、wages have been paid for this work. For example、public works for the agricultural off-season. Just maybe、there was such a meaning. Anyway、this would have been a good opportunity for farmers to get cash. Kinjiro worked in this civil engineering work from the time of the 12-year-old. (Perhaps at that time、the age at birth was 1. So this may be 11 years old.) Of course、he was not able to work like a adult. But everyo