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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

1062-Kamigatake Dam

Completed in 1935, before the war, the Kamidake Dam is an old dam dedicated to power generation owned by Ibiden Corporation, based in Ogaki City, Gifu Prefecture, which mainly deals with printed circuit boards and ceramic products. Even after renovation work was completed, it is still a concrete dam with an old-fashioned appearance. / Gravity concrete dam / 20m

Dam in Gifu Prefecture

2446-Nagatani Dam / Fukuoka, Japan

The Hase Dam is a waterworks-only dam in Fukuoka City, operated by the Fukuoka Municipal Government. It has a dam lake, which is difficult to read "Mikazuki-no-Umi" (Lake Mikazuki), and even though it is a water supply dam, it is an unusual dam that pumps up water from downstream to store it. / Gravity concrete dam / 53.8m

Fukuoka Prefecture Dam

1176-Okuno Dam / Shizuoka Prefecture

Okuno Dam is a prefectural rockfill dam located in Ito City, Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka. It is a multi-purpose dam built to protect the city of Ito. It has many attractions, but there are also some mysterious parts, such as the flood discharge, which is rumored to be morning glory-shaped (laugh). / Rockfill dam / 63m

Shizuoka Prefecture Dam

Photo Contest Winners Announced

March 8, 2011 (Tuesday) The winners of the "D-shot contest" (sponsored by the Japan Dam Association - Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Kanji Hayama, Chairman), which marked its 8th anniversary this year, were announced today. 449 entries were received, and the winners were announced on March 21, 2011. The contest was held at the Japan Dam Association's ...

Ouenwa Dam

The Ouenwa Dam is a fictional dam that was the setting for Yuichi Shimpo's suspense novel "Whiteout," which was also made into a movie. It is supposed to be under the jurisdiction of the Nagami Power Station of the North Japan Electric Power Co. The model in the novel is Okutadami Dam (0500-Okutadami Dam), but Kurobe Dam (0848-Kurobe Dam) was used for the film location.

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A meeting to watch over the dam is being held.

Rental Server Lollipop! is holding a "Lollipop! Valentine's Day 2011" project, a "Watching over the Dam" event is being held.

1364-Ozuchi Dam

The Aodo Dam is a versatile rock-fill dam operated by Shiga Prefecture with a flood discharge resembling a "dam pit" that is unique in the world. The park, called "Aodo-Dam Echo Valley," offers camping, barbecues, fishing, and other activities. This is a dam that is full of things to see and do, and that families can surely enjoy to their heart's content. / Rockfill dam / 43.5m

Dam in Shiga Prefecture

Event held at J-POWER main store

The Okutadami Power Station (0500-Okutadami Dam), Tagokura Power Station, and Miborodamu Power Station (1095-Miborodamu Dam), large-scale hydroelectric power generation facilities that were put into operation on Sunday, February 13, 2011, by J-POWER (Power Development Co...

0583-Snake River Dam / Sabigawa Dam

The Snake River Dam is a dam that functions as a pumped storage reservoir for pumped storage power generation with the Yashio Dam. The public is not allowed to enter...rather, to get to this dam, you have to go through a tunnel to pass through the power station, so you cannot go straight to the dam in effect. / Gravity concrete dam / 104m

Tochigi Prefecture Dam

Deadline today! The 8th Japan Dam Association Website Photo Contest

January 31, 2011 (Mon.) The Japan Dam Association (Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Chairman: Kanji Hayama) is holding its eighth annual "D-shot contest" website photo contest, and the deadline for entries is today. The contest is held every year and the deadline for entries is today....

Miyagi Prefecture Seeks Nation's First Naming Rights for a Dam

Sunday, January 30, 2011, Miyagi Prefecture is soliciting naming rights contracts for the first dams in Japan. The names being sought are, of course, Miyagi Prefecture-owned dams: Okura Dam (0292-Ookura Dam), Nanakita Dam (0302-Nanakita Dam)...

0582-Yashio Dam/Yashiodamu

The Yashio Dam is a rare asphalt-facing fill dam that uses asphalt as an impermeable wall, and functions as an upper reservoir for pumped-storage power generation with the Snake River Dam. It is a rare type of asphalt-facing fill dam that uses asphalt as its barrier wall. This article introduces the site and the Shiobara Power Plant, which is located underground. / Asphalt-facing fill dam / 90.5m

Tochigi Prefecture Dam

0571-kawaji dam

It is the fourth tallest arch dam in Japan, and the catwalk can be visited. It is indeed a dam full of attractions. Of course, it is not only a sight to see, but it also works wonderfully and is an important base for protecting the downstream Kinugawa River. Protecting the Kinu River means protecting the urban areas downstream. We must not forget that. / Arch dam / 140m

Tochigi Prefecture Dam

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