Shin Jinma

Today, the Onui Dam speaks!

October 16, 2011 (Sun) There will be an event today, October 16, 2011, at the Onui Dam, the largest arch dam in the Chugoku region, located in Hiroshima Prefecture. Students from the Faculty of Arts at Hiroshima City University planned this event in conjunction with the Tatsuhimeko Festival to be held on the same day, and will use screen projections on the downstream embankment of the Onui Dam...

Gravity Complete Dam" is finally on sale! And an event will be held!

Sunday, September 18, 2011In July, we distributed the news that Denshi Kensetsu, produced by Masaya Toriguchi of Flavored Hall, was planning to release an album about dams, and that album will finally be released on September 21, 2011. The title of the album is "Music-Style Complete Dam," and Am...

perforated dam

Anaaki Dam AKA: Flood control dam, flood control dam Anaaki Dam is a flood control dam that specializes in flood control only, and is so called because it has a gate with a permanent hole at the bottom of its embankment, which is equivalent to a permanent flood discharge. In addition, many hole...

"a" column or row of the kana syllabaryIntroduction to Damsdam terminology

with Dam☆Night '11 to be held on 10/31!

September 15, 2011 (Thursday) The Japan Society of Dam Engineering's public symposium "with Dam☆Night '11" will be held on October 31, 2011. This will be the second year for the symposium, following last year's well-received event. The word "symposium" may give a formal image, but this year's symposium is not only for dam experts...

Mr. Miyajima, a "dam maniac," published a book on September 2!

August 24, 2011 (Wed.) - Saki Miyajima, a leading figure in the dam world (website "Dam Mania"), will publish a book from Ohmsha on September 2, 2011 (Fri.). The title of the book is "Dam Mania," the same as the name of the website he operates. The contents of the book are said to be mainly about "dam tours. Grav...

0000-Yokosawagawa Daiichi Weir

The weir is less than 15m in length, and without detailed data such as specifications, it would normally be an indigestible property, but this is a weir that is tasteful enough just to look at. We hope you will enjoy the real thing. / U15 (weir)

Shizuoka Prefecture Dam

3596-Yokosawagawa River No.2 Dam/Yokosawagawa River Dam

The Yokosawagawa No. 2 Dam is owned by Chubu Electric Power Company and is dedicated to power generation. The water collected at this dam is sent to the Oigawa Power Station. It is very compact, with an embankment height of 18.5m. The top of the embankment is only 39.8m long. Moreover, it is an old-fashioned dam built before World War II. / Gravity Concrete Dam / 18.5m

Shizuoka Prefecture Dam

3014-Ohtagawa Dam

The Ota River Dam is a gravity-fed concrete dam operated by Shizuoka Prefecture and was completed in 2008. I expected to see the pure white embankment, but it was a little too dark. I would like to revisit the dam again someday and report on it. / Gravity Concrete Dam / 70m

Shizuoka Prefecture Dam

1228-Kisogawa weir (Magai headworks)

Although the Kiso River weir is more conspicuous for its role as a bridge (it is often referred to as the Umakai Bridge), I have a renewed awareness that it plays a major role in providing a stable supply of water not only to western Aichi Prefecture, where I live, but also to Mie Prefecture. / weir / 4.2m

Dam in Aichi Prefecture

Dumb Night 5" will be held on Aug. 14!

July 25, 2011 (Monday) - "Dam Night," an almost annual dam event, will be held on August 14 (Sunday) at Tokyo Culture Culture. The subtitle of this year's event is "Dam Design, How Did It Come to Be? This time, the subtitle is "Dam Design, Why did it happen?

Doboku Cafe "First Time Dam Mania" held on 25th.

On July 24 (Sun.) and 25 (Mon.), 2011, "Doboku Cafe: Hajimete no Da...

Seeking! Dam girl!

On Saturday, July 2, 2011, Denshikensetsu by Masaya Toriguchi of Flavored Hall plans to release an album about dams. The name of the album is "Ongaku Shiki Complete Dam. Moreover, an audition for the "dam girl" who will make her debut with this album is now being held. Furthermore, this audition is...

Magajo Dam open to the public

Every year, from June 1 to 7, events are held at water treatment plants and other facilities throughout Japan as part of "Waterworks Week." The Bagejo Water Treatment Plant in Seto City, Aichi Prefecture, will open its water treatment plant and Bagejo Dam, which are not usually open to the public, to the public. This year, the event will be held on June 5.

1322-Yamamura Dam

The Yamamura Dam is an earth dam for industrial water use that also serves the purpose of preventing land subsidence due to pumping of groundwater. However, perhaps its greatest feature is that the Ise Bay Expressway runs right in front of it downstream. Without the expressway, it might have ended up as a mere earth dam. / Earth dam / 37m

Dam in Mie Prefecture

1315-Isaka Dam/Isaka Dam

The Isaka Dam is located in Yokkaichi City, one of Japan's leading industrial cities, and is an earth dam built by Mie Prefecture for the very purpose of developing its industry. It is very impressive that it is used as a place of relaxation for the citizens. It's hard to find such a lovely earth! / Earth dam / 34.5m

Dam in Mie Prefecture

1326-Kasato Adjustment Pond/Kasato Chosei-chi

The Kasato Regulating Pond is a sloped core-zone fill dam constructed by the then Japan Water Development Corporation (now the Japan Water Agency) as the final regulating site for the Mie Irrigation System. Although it is an earth dam, it is also a unique dam with a low, long conduit like a space battleship. / Earth dam / 28.7m

Dam in Mie Prefecture

1052-Hirao No.1 Reservoir/Hiraoichigo-Utaimeike

Hirao No. 1 Reservoir, also known as Hirao No. 1 Dam, is an irrigation-only earth dam adjacent to the water capital Ogaki City, and exists behind Hirao No. 2 Reservoir. Also named No. 1, but this one is smaller in scale than No. 2 and, conversely, is its little brother. / Earth dam / 19.9m

Dam in Gifu Prefecture

1051-Hirao No.2 Reservoir/Hirao No.2 Tameike

Hirao No. 2 Reservoir, also known as Hirao No. 2 Dam, is an irrigation-only earth dam adjacent to the water capital Ogaki City. The road may not be listed on your car navigation system, so it would be better to print out a map in advance using Dammaps, etc., or refer to it if you have access to a map on your smart phone or other device. / Earth Dam / 25m

Dam in Gifu Prefecture

1122-Fuwa Hokubu Disaster Prevention Dam

The Fuwa Hokubu Disaster Prevention Dam is located in Tarui Town, close to the Sekigahara Battlefield, and is an earth dam for flood control under the jurisdiction of Gifu Prefecture. It is large for an earth dam, and is an interesting dam with many interesting features. / Earth dam / 42.5m

Dam in Gifu Prefecture

1048-Otani Ike/Otani Pond

Otani Pond, located near Sekigahara in the Tenka area, is an earth dam owned by Gifu Prefecture and dedicated to irrigation. It gives the impression of being larger in scale in appearance than in number. Also nearby is the Asakurazan Shinzenin Temple, an old Tendai sect temple, with its three-story pagoda, a national important cultural property. History buffs, too, are welcome here! / Earth Dam / 18.7m

Dam in Gifu Prefecture

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