Dam in the Kinki Region

1644-Tonoyama Dam a.k.a. Gogawa Dam / Wakayama Prefecture

Date of interview: 1/28/2015 (Wed.) The last dam visited on this day became the Tonoyama Dam, an arch dam owned by Kansai Electric Power Co. It is also known as the "Godo River Dam". I don't remember anymore where we drove to, but it was quite a distance to travel from the Shimanose Dam...

2023.03.07

Wakayama Prefecture Dam

1650-Shimanose Dam / Wakayama Prefecture

Date of interview: 1/28/2015 (Wed) After leaving the Kirimegawa Dam, we visited the Shimanose Dam. This was the fourth dam of the day. The Shimanose Dam is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and is used for agricultural water as Nanki Water. The specialties of the area are of course Kishu plums, Nanko plums, and Yamika...

2023.02.23

Wakayama Prefecture Dam

3131-Kirimegawa Dam / Wakayama Pref.

Date: 1/28/2015 (Wed.) I came here after hearing that the Kirimegawa Dam, which is under test flooding, is surcharged and overflowing. As I live in Aichi Prefecture, the route from Mie Prefecture is shorter in terms of driving distance, but since there are many sections where the expressway is not yet ...

2023.01.27

Wakayama Prefecture Dam

1649-Tsubayama Dam / Wakayama Pref.

Date of interview: 1/28/2015 (Wed.) The second dam of the day was the Tsubakiyama Dam. It is one of the dams in Wakayama that I would like to see once because it has prevented floods many times. It is equipped with many facilities and looks like a dam of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism or the Japan Water Agency, but it is a prefectural...

2023.01.21

Wakayama Prefecture Dam

1648-Hirogawa Dam / Wakayama Pref.

Date of interview: 1/28/2015 (Wed.) On this day, I came to Wakayama Prefecture after hearing that the Kirimegawa Dam, which was under test flooding, had reached its surcharge level and would be discharging water on a test basis. Looking back, it was the first time in my life to visit Wakayama Prefecture. It was just before 7:00 in the morning in winter, so it was a little...

2022.12.18

Wakayama Prefecture Dam

1482-Nagatani Oike Pond

Date: 04/20/2014 (Sun) The Hase Great Pond was the last stop on our tour of dams in the Tamba region. Hase Great Pond is an earth dam for irrigation only, and is a typical agricultural dam and reservoir with rice paddies downstream. The construction of the dam, however, has a history of hardship as evidenced by the stone monument on the site...

2022.04.19

Hyogo Prefecture Dam

3045-Mitakara Dam

Date of interview: 04/20/2014 (Sun) The Minosho area, where the Sanpo Dam is located, originally had "three wells" as the name of the area suggests, which were treasures for the residents to nurture their lives. Therefore, the Sanpo Dam was named in the hope that it would be a treasure as well...

2022.04.04

Hyogo Prefecture Dam

3234-Kurikara Dam

Interview Date: 04/20/2014 (Sun) Kurigara Dam was originally constructed under the name of Nishiki Dam (Nishiki Dam). It is a gravity-type concrete dam designed to control floods in the Kurigara area, provide water for the water supply, and maintain the normal functioning of running water. The name "Kurigara" is derived from the ...

2022.03.10

Hyogo Prefecture Dam

3367-Sanaka Dam

Date of interview: 04/20/2014 (Sunday) Sanaka Dam is an irrigation earth dam in Tamba-Sasayama, Hyogo Prefecture, and is one of four dams (Sanaka Dam, Tsubasaichi Dam, Hachimantani Dam, and Fujioka Dam) constructed as part of the Sasayama River Coastal Land Improvement Project Plan by the prefectural government's Irrigation and Drainage Project. ...

2022.03.05

Hyogo Prefecture Dam

1355-Serikawa Dam

Date of visit: 2021/10/9 (Sat) & 2021/10/31 (Sun) The Serikawa Dam has been undergoing seismic reinforcement and equipment repair work for several years as part of the "2021 Great Repair" project. Personally, I had not yet visited the Serikawa Dam, the only dam in the Koto area of Shiga Prefecture, but recently the construction of the main body of the embankment was...

2022.01.22

Dam in Shiga Prefecture

1512-Fujioka Dam

Date of interview: 04/20/2014 (Sun) Fujioka Dam is a rock-fill dam for irrigation in Tamba-Sasayama City, Hyogo Prefecture, and is one of four dams (Sanaka Dam, Fujioka Dam, Tsubaki Dam, and Yawataya Dam) constructed as part of the prefectural irrigation and drainage project as part of the Sasayama River ...

2021.11.14

Hyogo Prefecture Dam

1493- Tsubuichi Dam

Date of interview: 04/20/2014 (Sun.) On this day, there was an award ceremony for a photo contest by the Japan Dam Association at Hiyoshi Dam, so I decided to visit the neighboring dams until it was time to attend that ceremony. I also decided to visit Tamba Sasayama for the first time in about three months. From the left bank...

2021.10.21

Hyogo Prefecture Dam

1382-Tomiei Pond/Tomisakaike

Date of interview: 1/4/2014 (Sat.) The last visit of the day was to Fuei-ike Pond. Like Mawari-ike and Nishigaya Dam, Fuei-ike is an important earth dam that supports agriculture. Stone monument and embankment on the left bank The stone monument reads, "Ice House Village. Icehouse nearby for offering ice to the Imperial Court...

2021.07.08

Kyoto Prefecture Dam

3253-Nishigatani Dam

Date of visit: 1/4/2014 (Sat.) Next to Mawari-ike Pond, we visited Nishigaya Dam. It is easily accessible from Mawari-ike via National Route 477, but on the day we visited, the national highway was closed due to a typhoon the previous year, so we had no choice but to take a long detour via Prefectural Route 50...

2021.07.04

Kyoto Prefecture Dam

1380-Mawariike

After leaving Segi Dam, we next visited Mawari-ike Pond. Mawari-ike is an earth dam for agricultural use. View of the junction of the prefectural road and the national road from near the top There is not much space to park a car, but the national road side was closed to traffic due to a typhoon in the previous year...

2021.07.01

Kyoto Prefecture Dam

1399-Segi Dam

Date of interview: 1/4/2014 (Sat.) On this day, I was making my first dam visit to dams in eastern Hyogo Prefecture and western Kyoto. I had visited Hiyoshi Dam several times, but I remembered that there was a dam upstream of Hiyoshi Dam that I had not yet visited, so I visited the Segi Dam. The Segi Dam is downstream of the Hiyoshi Dam...

2021.06.26

Kyoto Prefecture Dam

3209-Mikumari Dam

Date of interview: 1/4/2014 (Sat.) The Mikumari Dam was the next dam we visited on this day after the Hachimantani Dam. The name of the dam is written in hiragana, which is unusual. The approach to Mikumari Dam from Hachimantani Dam looks like it can be reached from the upstream side of Mikumari Dam on the map, but on the way...

2021.06.19

Hyogo Prefecture Dam

1492-Hachimandani Dam / Hyogo Prefecture

Date of interview: 1/4/2014 (Sat.) I chose the dam complexes in western Kyoto and western Hyogo for my first dam visit of 2014. Hachimantani Dam was the first dam we visited that day. Looking downstream from the right bank road Hachimantani Dam, located in Tamba Sasayama, Hyogo Prefecture, is an earth dam dedicated to irrigation...

2021.06.12

Hyogo Prefecture Dam

1431-Eiraku Dam

Date of visit: 06/08/2013 (Sat) After visiting Shintaki Pond, Takino Pond, and Inakura Pond, we entered the adjacent Kumatori Town from Izumisano City, and the fourth dam we visited that day was Eiraku Dam. Parking lot on the left bank Eiraku Dam is located in Okuyama Ameyama Nature Park, adjacent to Eiraku Dream Forest Park, and a hiking course...

2020.10.29

Osaka Prefecture Dam

1429-Inakura Pond

Date of interview: 06/08/2013 (Sat) After visiting Shintaki Pond and Takino Pond, we next visited Inakura Pond. From the map, we got the impression that, like Shintaki Pond, Inakura Pond is a place for citizens to relax, with a playing field and the Izumisano City Outdoor Activity Center. Stone monument on the right bank Ten...

2020.10.25

Osaka Prefecture Dam

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