The Sayamaike Museum

The Sayamaike Museum а unique museum representing the oldest reservoir in Japan and the history of construction and flood control. Built in the early 7th century (Asuka period), Sayamaike Pond is the oldest dam reservoir in Japan for almost 1400 years, and is still used as the prefecture's largest dam with a capacity of 2.8 million m3. His past renovations have involved a number of historical figures, such as Goki, a Nara Buddhist priest, Hogen, a Kamakura Buddhist priest, and Katagiri Katsumoto, an Edo samurai. The Sayamaike Museum, opened in 2001 in Osakasayama, presents the history of construction and flood control work in Japan, showing the past and amplifiers; present repair methods and real pieces of the Stavka bank in seven exhibition zones, divided by time period. The museum also collects and presents various materials and information on land development in East Asian countries and regions, thus playing the role of a research institute on the history of East Asian lands. The museum also hosts special exhibitions, workshops and concerts. The novel and creative design of the museum building was created by Tadao Ando, ​​one of the leading Japanese architects.