The intake for the Second Canal, which was built in response to the increasing demand for water and energy. The entire canal flows through an underground tunnel. The tunnel has a decorated gate at its entrance, and there is a plaque with engraved writing by Kuninomiya Kuniyoshi (a prince of Japanese Imperial family). The phrase “Banbutsu torite hazumu” means that “This is the beginning of everything,” and it is a quote from an article in the “Book of Changes.”