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Eshima Island is located in Lake Nakaumi, eastern Shimane Prefecture. A small-scale reclamation was performed for creating farmland in Eshima Island during the Edo–Meiji era. During the Showa era, in 1952, the “Eshima Island vicarious execution land reclamation project” was started by Shimane Prefecture. Furthermore, the “Government managed Lake Nakaumi land improvement project” was started in 1963, which continued until 2009 with some changes in the initial plan. The current landscape of Lake Nakaumi and Eshima Island was formed because of this project. In this study, we examined the history of land reclamation in Eshima Island using maps from the Edo and early Meiji era and several topographic maps that were published after 1901. In addition, we have quoted and explained various documents.
