Former Nogata Water Tower

The population of the Yamanote area has increased rapidly since the Taisho era. As a result, the construction of a waterworks became an urgent necessity, and the Aratama Waterworks was built. This was to draw water from the Tamagawa River at Kinuta in Setagaya Ward and supply water to Nakano, Suginami, Toshima, Itabashi, Nerima, and Kita Wards. The former Nogata Water Tower was built in 1929 to distribute water to these areas. The cylindrical tower is about 34 meters high and 18 meters in diameter and can store about 2,000 tons of water. Water was distributed to each household by storing water in the tower and letting it fall naturally due to water pressure. It has now completed its role and is an important landmark of the area and a relic that shows the process of the urbanization of Tokyo. In 2010, it was registered as a national tangible cultural property.