TAP2002 plans two pr ograms. One program
is to conduct a national open competition for the outdoor art exhibition
"Toride Re-cycling Art Project 2002" with the theme "Take Me to the River---to
know and learn from the river." The other is "Boat Proj ect," in which local
citizens and students participate.
In the past, many boats commuted along Tone River, and boats and steam ships
transported people and goods. There used to be many anchorage and shipping a
gents around Toride. A long history is also marked by countless number of fl
oods. Local farmers still have Tabune, special boats they used on rice paddi
es, and Sappa-bune for escaping from floods. Boats still commute between Tor
ide and Oobori area on the opposite side of Tone River. Furutone-numa marsh
is the area where the river used to wind. Remembering such local history in
the boat project, participants collect Sappa-bune left around Toride and for
m a floating bridge across Furutone-numa, connecting two cities, Toride and
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