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Aim for adoption! Iwaya Dam Karuta" is now accepting applications!

The Iwaya Dam of the Japan Water Agency will create "Iwaya Dam karuta" as an event of the "Season for Familiarization with Forests and Lakes" in 2020. Prior to the event, the Iwaya Dam is currently accepting applications for the text for the karuta. Aichi Prefecture has declared a state of emergency in preparation for the second wave of the new coronavirus, and has asked people to refrain from traveling outside the prefecture...

2020.08.05

Dam News

Is the rumor of the Three Gorges Dam break true!

It's just a rumor, so there's no way the breakdown is real. Hello, it's time for the dam log. The rumors that have been making the rounds on the Internet frequently concern the collapse, deformation, and distortion of the Three Gorges Dam, one of the largest dams in China. As a dam enthusiast, I would like to verify if these rumors are true, albeit in a simplified form.

2020.07.31

Dam log

0751-Agegawa Dam

Date of visit: 05/25/2013 (Sat)After the Shimojogawa Dam and Hayadegawa Dam, we visited the Agegawa Dam. It is located at the downstream end of the Agano River (called the Aga River in Fukushima Prefecture), which has its headwaters in the Arakai Mountains on the border between Tochigi and Fukushima Prefectures, and is a dam owned by Tohoku Electric Power Co. Incidentally, it is located in the...

2020.07.26

Niigata Prefecture Dam

0776-Hayadegawa Dam

Date of visit: 05/25/2013 (Sat)After the Shimojogawa Dam, we next visited the Hayadegawa Dam. Like the Shimojogawa Dam, the Hayadegawa Dam is operated by Niigata Prefecture, and its purpose is flood control, irrigation water, and power generation. Entrance to the dam siteNo general vehicles are allowed to enter the dam site...

2020.07.25

Niigata Prefecture Dam

0763-Gejo River Dam

Date of interview：2013/05/25 (Sat)I came to Shimojogawa Dam via Chuo highway→Nagano highway→Joshinetsu highway→Hokuriku highway because my dam friends were going to hold a wedding ceremony at Uchikura Dam in Niigata Prefecture. We arrived at 5:00 a.m. early in the morning. It was far away. I wondered if it was called a management office...

2020.07.19

Niigata Prefecture Dam

1169-Oshiro River Farmland Disaster Prevention Dam

Date: 05/18/2013 (Sat)The Ojiro River Farmland Disaster Prevention Dam, like the nearby Harano Valley River Dam, is a dam for flood control and farmland disaster prevention, and is a perforated dam that does not usually store water. I visited the Harano Valley River Dam on my way to visit the dam. (I did not expect to visit the Harano Valley River Dam to practice singing and dancing...

2020.07.18

Shizuoka Prefecture Dam

3122-Eiheiji Dam

Date of report：2013/04/29 (Monday)We traveled from Masudani Dam to Eiheiji Dam. It was a random route, so if I had planned the itinerary in advance, this probably would not have happened. Eiheiji Dam is located behind Eiheiji Temple, the head temple of the Soto sect of Buddhism.

2020.07.16

Fukui Prefecture Dam

0951-Masutani Dam

Date of visit: 04/29/2013 (Monday)We moved from the Futatsuya Diversion Weir to the Masudani Dam. We were told at the Hirono Dam management office in advance that the road on the right bank of the Masudani Dam was closed due to construction work, so we visited the dam from the left bank first. The Masudani Dam was constructed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries as part of the Hino River Basin...

2020.07.03

Fukui Prefecture Dam

3328-Futatsuya Bunksuizui Weir / Fukui Prefecture

Date of interview: 2013/04/29 (Mon.) The name "Futatsuya Diversion Weir" makes it sound like a weir rather than a dam, but it is a magnificent dam with an embankment height of 24.7 meters. It is located upstream of Hirono Dam. On the local signboard, the embankment is described as a "diversion works. Therefore, it is also called Futatsuya Diversion Works or Fut...

2020.06.28

Fukui Prefecture Dam

0945-Hirono Dam/Hirono Dam

Date of interview: 2013/04/29 (Mon)It was seven years ago, so I have completely forgotten why I went to Hirono Dam on that day, but I think it was probably because I stopped by for a one-day drive during the Golden Week holidays. Hirono Dam, a view of the levee on the downstream side from the right bank, was built in the Showa...

2020.06.24

Fukui Prefecture Dam

Dam Night 10" will be held remotely for the first time on Friday, June 26 at 8:00 p.m.! Our site manager will also participate!

Dumb Night, previously held at Tokyo Culture Culture (CALCAL), will now be held for the first time via remote transmission! The event will be held on Friday, June 26th at 20:00. This will be the first time that Dam Night will be streamed live for a fee via Tweekas. In addition, this time, our site administrator...

2020.06.23

Dam News

dammeister

The Dam Meister is a non-profit organization established by the Japan General Public Corporation to inform the general public about the actual status of dams, their roles and functions, and their attractiveness...

2020.06.03

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

March 2013 Kii Peninsula Dam Tour (Ichinoki Dam - Ikehara Dam)

This course can be described as a smoldering course. It can be said to be a course where one is full of hunger after eating only the main dish of many old-fashioned dams and an arch dam at the end. It is also one of the rainiest areas in the country, and has been plagued by frequent heavy rains, so...

2020.05.31

Driving course

Dam Encyclopedia" is released as a book on June 1.

The mook version of "The Dam Encyclopedia" supervised by Masaki Hagiwara, released in February 2017, will be reborn as a book version and released on June 1. The mook edition has been out of stock for a long time, causing it to be sold at a high price on Amazon, but this will be a safe purchase. The mook version is also available...

2020.05.26

Dam News

1565-Ikehara Dam

Date of interview: 3/24/2013 (Sun.) After receiving my dam enthusiast helmet at Nanairo Dam, I moved on to Ikehara Dam. This arch dam is also owned by the Japan Power Development Corporation and is used exclusively for power generation. The Ikehara Dam, viewed from National Route 169, does not have an overflow section on its embankment, and its flood discharge is located in another...

2020.05.24

Nara Prefecture Dam

1312-Nanairo Dam

Date: 3/24/2013 (Sun)Next to Okuri Dam, I visited Nanashiki Dam on a mission to pick up a dam lover's helmet that had been completed to Nanashiki Dam. The Shichishiki Dam is a power generation dam owned by J-Power Development Co.

2020.05.23

Dam in Mie Prefecture

3598-Okusato Dam

Date of interview: 3/24/2013 (Sun.) This Okusato Dam is the next dam we visited after the Kazaya Dam for our mission to pick up the dam enthusiasts' helmets that had been completed to the Nanairo Dam. The Okusato Dam is a dam owned by the Japan Power Development Corporation and is used exclusively for power generation. The downstream embankment is seen from the left bank.

2020.05.14

Nara Prefecture Dam

1561-Kazeya Dam

Date: 3/24/2013 (Sun)The Kazaya Dam is the next dam I visited after the Asahi Dam on my mission to pick up the dam enthusiasts' helmets that had been completed at the Nanairo Dam. View of the downstream side of the embankment from the left bankThe Kazaya Dam is a power generation-only dam owned by...

2020.05.13

Nara Prefecture Dam

1571-asahi dam

The Asahi Dam was the next dam I visited after the Sarutani Dam on my mission to pick up the dam enthusiasts' helmets that had been completed at the Nanairo Dam. View of the downstream face of the embankment from the left bank. Unfortunately, the dam was not in operation...

2020.05.10

Nara Prefecture Dam

1559-Sarutani Dam

Date：2013/3/24 (Sun)I visited the Sarutani Dam next to the Ichinoki Dam on a mission to pick up a dam lover's helmet that had been completed up to the Nanairo Dam. After Ichinoki Dam, we headed south on National Route 168 and came across the Sarutani Dam as the road became deeper and deeper into the mountains....

2020.05.10

Nara Prefecture Dam

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