抄録
The paddy field reclamation work in the Edo period was usually made through the construction of irrigation system and the extensive implementation of cropping program. The project of Sarmtongi, being started in 1854, was initiated from theagricultural waterpaths operated under a relatively distinctive construction technology of the time. Furthermore, the new town and regional planning idea was peerlessly and successfully conducted. This historical performance is verified to be in close consistency with our contemporary theory for regional planning and is still the principle for the development of Towada City nowadays.
