Illustration - Loire Valley

Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - INDRE ET LOIRE (37) - CASTLE OF VILLANDRY : ROOM OF MOATS. HOUSED IN THE 18TH CENTURY BY JOACHIM CARVALLO (GREAT RESTAURATEUR OF VILLANDRY AND CREATOR OF THE GARDENS), THIS ROOM WAS THAT OF ANN COLEMAN, HIS WIFE. THE TABLES REPRESENT THREE OF THE SIX CHILDREN OF THE COUPLE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Hina doll parade

Hina doll parade

YANAGAWA, Japan - Participants wearing the costumes of "hina" dolls parade in boats during an annual event in the moats of Yanagawa in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on March 16, 2014.

Hina doll parade

Hina doll parade

YANAGAWA, Japan - Participants wearing the costumes of "hina" dolls parade in boats during an annual event in the moats of Yanagawa in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on March 16, 2014.

Tokyo cleaning up Imperial Palace moats amid Olympic bid

Tokyo cleaning up Imperial Palace moats amid Olympic bid

TOKYO, Japan - Polluted water flows into the Sakurada moat, one of the moats of the outer garden at the Imperial Palace, in Tokyo on June 1.

Tokyo cleaning up Imperial Palace moats amid Olympic bid

Tokyo cleaning up Imperial Palace moats amid Olympic bid

TOKYO, Japan - Polluted water flows into the Sakurada moat, one of the moats of the outer garden at the Imperial Palace, in Tokyo on June 1. (Kyodo)

The outer moat of the Imperial Palace

The outer moat of the Imperial Palace

Southern view from the riverbank in Honmachi, near Tokiwa Bridge. Two waterways intersect here and, although not visible, a stone bridge called Ikkokubashi was located on the left spanning the canal which eventually becomes Nihonbashi River. The gap in the wall on the right is Dosan Moat, which originates from Ryunokuchi where the excess water from the inside moats is released. The moat was filled in around 1909. The outer moats beyond Nihonbashi River were filled in after World War II. Consequently, the waterway intersection can no longer be seen. Taken in the mid-Meiji Period. Same as photograph #2199.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number59‐77‐0]