On Wed, 31 Jan 2007 08:31:55 +1000, B Anderson <and@hotmail.com>
brought down from the Mount tablets inscribed:

>Tokyo seems to have a highly extensive network of canals.

It does.

>Almost everyone in Tokyo would live near a waterway of some sort.

They do.

>Why don't they use them for transport, in such a congested city?

They do.

>You could have small boats taking people (and goods) to their 
>destination quickly and conveniently.

They do.

Not so common for people, since the rail and bus systems are far more
convenient. Pretty common for bulk transport of goods. Have you never
seen the many barges and lighters plying the canals?




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Michael Cash

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