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Nara Prefecture Dam

3130-Daimon Dam

Date of interview:2012/05/20(Sun) After the tour of Nunome Dam, we suddenly decided to visit Daimon Dam, which was under test flooding at the time. Incidentally, there is another dam of the same name in Yamanashi Prefecture. Byakko statue at the entrance of Shigisan parking lot At the entrance of Shigisan...
Nara Prefecture Dam

1580-Nunome Dam/Nunome Dam (Nunome Lakeside Cycle Festa 2012)

Date of report:2012/05/20 (Sun.) This is a report on the Nunome Dam tour held in conjunction with the Nunome Lakeside Cycle Festa. Please refer to the article on Nunome Dam, which was first published here. Nunome Lakeside Cycle Festa Many road bikes...
Nara Prefecture Dam

1579-Otaki Dam

Date of interview: 2012/03/31 (Sat) Construction of the Otaki Dam began in 1962, but when a crack was found in the upstream area during a test flooding in 2003, just before its completion, the test flooding was suspended. The completion of the dam was postponed. The test flooding itself was to confirm that there were no abnormalities in the dam itself or the surrounding area...
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The distribution program for the SNS version of Dam News has been updated and officially released as Ver. 3.0

The SNS version of the dam news distribution program has been updated and officially released as Ver. 3.0. I think this will considerably reduce the number of news deliveries unrelated to dams picked up by keywords such as "Amsterdam" or "stardom". Inevitably, the ex...
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Order-made mail order of "Release Attention Slobberdropper" is now being accepted at Maniaparel!

Maniaparel is currently accepting orders for the "Caution against Discharging Water" slobber pendants that were sold out at the Dam Mania exhibition held last month. They will produce it when 20 offers are collected, but as of 8/27, they have 13 offers, and they need the remaining 7 offers...
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It's not too late! Summer Holiday Free Study 2019 - High Pressure Radial Gate Model for Parents and Children

I have given it a grandiose title, but since my child will graduate from elementary school next year, I feel that this will be the last time for him to do free research during the summer vacation. Incidentally, I had been working on the theme of dams almost every year for my free research. However, since most of them are illustrations, they are not something that can be published...
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Water Agency] Facility Tour for Female Students!

The Independent Administrative Institution, Japan Water Agency will hold a facility tour for female students only to familiarize them with its operations. The tour will be held on Tuesday, September 3, 2019, from 1:50 pm. The tour will take place at the Tone Water Supply Works, which supplies water to the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Waterworks and the Saitama Prefectural Bureau of Waterworks.
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The 5th Dam Mania Exhibition is over... and it's being passed on to the town of Aga in Niigata Prefecture!

The 5th Dam Mania Exhibition, held at the Sagami Lake Exchange Center from July 7 (Sun.) to July 25 (Thu.), 2019, has ended successfully. The number of visitors to the exhibition was 2,000 (preliminary figures), and we would like to thank everyone who came. We would like to thank everyone who came to the Dam Mania...
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The 5th Dam Mania Exhibition! This site also participates! (Updated)

In addition to exhibits such as dam photos, dam cartoons, and dam curry samples from across Japan, dam talk events, workshops, and dam goods sales are also held for the enjoyment of adults and children alike. Kamima, which operates this website, will also exhibit this year. Kamima designed and...
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The Shin-Maruyama Dam, the "Memorial Stamp" stamp rally and the Emperor's Thirtieth Year on the Throne commemorative dam card.

This is the third time the commemorative stone stamp rally for the Shin-Maruyama Dam's diversion works has been held. Since the first and second stamp rallies were over before I could get to them, I decided to participate in the rally. The first stamp: 𯂰Samu Senbei Honpo Various stores are sta...
Nara Prefecture Dam

1564-Tsuburo Dam / Nara Pref.

Date of visit: 3/31/2012 (Sat.) I stopped by on my way to Otaki Dam, where a test discharge was being conducted. We went to the embankment from upstream, but it was impressive that we frequently passed dump trucks on the narrow lakeshore road, as they were doing construction around the embankment. Tsuburoko Park on the right bank Not so good...
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Participated in the Shitara Dam diversion construction site tour

I went to a construction site tour of the Shitara Dam's diversion works, and I am ashamed to say that I learned about the tour through a blog post by a friend of mine, which was shared on Facebook by a person from my company. I had been thinking of going there someday, but had not been able to visit the Shitara Dam construction site for a long time. This...
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Impressions after one month since the arrival of the 3rd generation iPad Pro

We have a study next to our bedroom, and the noise of the desktop PC's key touch, not to mention the fan, was so loud that I felt bad for my wife who was sleeping, so I tried to avoid working on the PC at night. However, since last year, I have been thinking that it is time to start using it in the dining room, living room, or when I am out and about...
Nara Prefecture Dam

1582-Miyauku Dam

On the way to the Otaki Dam, where a test discharge was to be conducted, I noticed a signboard that indicated the existence of a dam and made a hasty stop at the Miyaoku Dam. View of the embankment from the village downstream Turn right at the sign for the Miyaoku Dam on Route 370 and drive for a while...
Dam in Shiga Prefecture

1359-Ishida River Dam

Date of visit: Saturday, March 10, 2012 Location: Kadokawa, Imazu-cho, Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture I stopped by on my way home from visiting the Otsuro Dam test discharge, but it was too late in the evening and there was quite a bit of snow on the ground to get close to the embankment. View of the levee downstream from the right bank.
Fukui Prefecture Dam

3039-Otsuro Dam

Date of interview: Saturday, March 10, 2012Location: 162-1-18 Hongo, Ooi-machi, Oi-gun, Fukui PrefectureThis year 2012 was a banner year for test releases, with the Otsuro Dam in Fukui Prefecture releasing water only one month after the Tatsumi Dam test release. There is one other dam, the...
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tailings dam

Tailings dams are used to remove tailings (slag) generated during ore dressing and smelting in mines...
Dam in Ishikawa Prefecture

0928-tatsumi dam

Date of interview: 2012/02/19 (Sun)Location: (Left bank) Aiaizawa-cho, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture (Right bank) Kamitatsumi-cho, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture Please forgive me for finally writing an article on the occasion of the test discharge after almost 7 years.... On that day, it snowed from the day before and I did not have studless tires in Kyoto...
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Report on the "Aichi Plateau and Okumikawa Okkukuru Campaign: Bus Tour of Dams

As part of the Aichi Prefecture's "Mountain Village Attraction Creation Project" aimed at attracting visitors from urban centers to revitalize the Mikawa mountainous region, a dam tour bus tour was held on November 10, 2018 as part of the "Aichi Kogen Okukuru Campaign," and we send a report...
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Report on "The 11th Gathering with Dam Lovers in Nagara River Estuary Weir & Funatohira Lock Gate

It is completely late, but I would like to send you a report on the 11th Gathering with Dam Lovers in Nagara River Estuary Weir & Funatohira Locks, which was held on Saturday, October 27, 2018. This time, it was not a dam but an estuary weir, and perhaps the usual tour...
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