Abstract
Biwa Lake Water Channel was planned for the purposes of navigational services between the Biwa Lake and the Yodo River and irrigation, city water supply and industrial power supply for Kyoto Its construction was commenced in 1885 (Meiji 18th Year) by the Kyoto prefectural Goverenment. The project plan was prepared by the Kyoto Prefectural Government and submitted to the Home Department for approval and application of the central government subsidy. The Home Department asked its Consulting Engineer de Rijke to conduct on-site inspection of the porjectplan and sought his opinion thereof. The paper is to introduce de Rijke's opinion from his letters written to Ir. G. A. Escher residing at his home country Holland and to compare with the comments that some Japanese made about his opinion.
