Snail GPS Art Along the Riverside Border of Tokyo and Saitama🐌
Located on the border between Adachi City in Tokyo and Kawaguchi City in Saitama Prefecture, the Shibakawa Floodgate stands as a symbolic riverside landmark where urban infrastructure and natural landscapes intertwine. Positioned at the confluence of the Arakawa and Shibakawa Rivers, this floodgate plays a crucial role in water management and flood control. The surrounding levees and promenades are also cherished as peaceful retreats for locals, especially beautiful during cherry blossom season in spring and lush greenery in summer.
This GPS art route allows you to draw a charming snail motif over an 8-kilometer walk that starts near the Shibakawa Floodgate. The course winds along levees, residential streets, and riverbanks, offering a flat and beginner-friendly walk. The gentle riverside breeze and the songs of birds enhance the experience, especially during the rainy season, making for a tranquil and reflective journey.
The Shibakawa area showcases a harmonious balance between modern urban infrastructure and preserved natural habitats. It also serves as a hub for disaster prevention education and environmental awareness. Traces of the region’s history as a once-thriving waterway for transport can still be felt, linking the present to the past through its waterside culture.
Why not enjoy a leisurely walk and paint a snail-shaped trail in this quiet urban riverscape? It’s an ideal way to connect with both nature and history through GPS art.
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A PIONEER IN GPS ART.
1st work was authorized by Guinness World Records as “the Largest GPS Drawing”.
He is the only Japanese person to be featured in a Google documentary as an innovator. He is fascinated by the idea of drawing with GPS and has published more than 2,500 works.
