論文集 事前防災“持続力と回復力” Collection of papers：Sustainability and Resilience
江戸・東京は日本人のアイデンティティ Edo/Tokyo is The Identity of the Japanese People
著者： Dr. Kotaro Takemura / 所属： Representative Director of the Japan Water Forum
1603年、徳川家康は江戸を開いた。関東一円を見渡した家康は、利根川を銚子に付け替えれば江戸が繁栄することに気づいた。江戸を洪水から守るため、全国80余州の大名の協力を得て、隅田川に日本堤と隅田堤を完成させた。江戸はその後、人口100万人の世界最大の都市に発展した。これにより、世界中の人々が江戸を自分の街のように身近に感じ、誇りに思うようになった。江戸は日本中の人々の心の中でアイデンティティの都市となった。
In 1603, Tokugawa Ieyasu opened Edo. Ieyasu, who looked at the entire Kanto region, realized that Edo could be reborn as a prosperous region by replacing the Tone River with Choshi. In order to protect Edo from flooding, he completed the construction of the Japanese Embankment and the Sumida Embankment on the Sumida River with the assistance of daimyo in more than 80 provinces across the country. Edo then developed into the world's largest city with a population of one million people. This made people from all over the world feel close to and proud of Edo as if it were their own city. Edo became the city of identity in the hearts of people throughout Japan.