List of dams

1355-Serikawa Dam

Date of report:2021/10/9 (Sat) & 10/31 (Sun)Serikawa Dam has been undergoing seismic reinforcement and facility repair work under the "2021 Great Repair" project for several years. Personally, I had not visited the Serigawa Dam in the Koto area of Shiga Prefecture, but recently, the construction of the main body of the embankment was completed...

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 ...

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 nearby dams until it was time to attend that event. I also decided to visit Tamba Sasayama for the first time in about three months. The embankment from the left bank...

Hyogo Prefecture Dam

2126-Kawaguchi Dam

Date of interview: 3/2/2014 (Sun.) The last dam I chose for this day's Shikoku dam tour was Kawaguchi Dam, located at the downstream end of the Naga River. To tell the truth, I wanted to stop by Fukui Dam and Masaki Dam, but it was around 3:45 p.m. when we arrived at Kawaguchi Dam. And since the embankment height is low, we didn't have that much time...

Tokushima Prefecture Dam

2122-Nagayasuguchi Dam

Interview Date: 3/2/2014 (Sun.) One of the dams in Shikoku that has been on my mind for a long time was this Chouankou Dam. The Chinese character "Chouan" sounds like "Chouankou," but "Nagayasuguchi" is the correct name. Nagayasu" is the name of the place where the entrance to the ...

Tokushima Prefecture Dam

2125-Omidani Dam

Date: 3/2/2014 (Sun.) On the way from the Kominoso Dam to the Nagaankuchi Dam, there is a dam that you should definitely stop by, although the direction is slightly different from the one you are heading in. It is the Omiya Dam. Like the Ominozawa Dam, the Omiya Dam is owned by Shikoku Electric Power Co...

Tokushima Prefecture Dam

2129-Komino Dam (Komino Dam)

The river along the national highway became the Naga River as we entered Tokushima Prefecture, and this time we moved downstream and came to the Ominozu Dam. The Ominozora Dam is a power generation dam managed by Shikoku Electric Power Co...

Tokushima Prefecture Dam

2309-Nagase Dam

The Nagase Dam is located up the national highway along the Monobe River following the Yoshino Dam. The signboard standing on the right bank of the river depicts a unique character, which was drawn by the late Yanase Takashi, a cartoonist and picture book author associated with the local area....

Dam in Kochi Prefecture

2307-Yoshino Dam

Date of visit: Sunday, March 2, 2014 After touring Shingu Dam and Yanase Dam, participating in an event at Hayamoura Dam, and staying overnight in Kochi City, we came to Yoshino Dam in Kami City. We planned to visit the dams along Route 195 and return home. The entrance back along the National Road...

Dam in Kochi Prefecture

2243-Yanase Dam / Ehime, Japan

Date of visit: 3/1/2014 (Sat.) From Shingu Dam, we came via National Route 319, which runs along the reservoir, to Yanase Dam, which is located upstream. In Shikoku, there is a dam in Tokushima, which is pronounced "Yanase," which is also written as "Uryase. The name "Yanase" is also pronounced "Yanase" in Tokushima, so it may sound like "Which one?

2267-Shingu Dam

The day of the interview: Saturday, March 1, 2014I came to Shikoku to participate in a "meeting to praise the Hayamaura Dam" organized by dam enthusiast Yajaku-san, and stopped by this Shingu Dam on the way to the venue, the Hayamaura Dam. The Shingu Dam was built on the Doyama River, a tributary of the Yoshino River...

1241-Maeyama Dam

Date of interview: 2/8/2014 (Sat.) On this day, all of my good friends who are dam enthusiasts decided to go to "Kanefuku Mentai Park" in Tokoname, and we stopped by Maeyama Dam. We stopped by the Maeyama Dam. Maeyama Dam was originally a prefectural irrigation and drainage...

Dam in Aichi Prefecture

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. The stone monument on the left bank and the dike stone monument reads "Ice House Village. There was an icehouse nearby for offering ice to the Imperial Court...

Kyoto Prefecture Dam

3253-Nishigatani Dam

Date of visit: 1/4/2014 (Sat.) After 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....

Kyoto Prefecture Dam

1380-Mawariike

Date: 1/4/2014 (Sat.) After leaving the Segi Dam, the next place we visited was Mawari-ike. Mawari-ike is an earth dam for agricultural use. There are not many places to park a car, but the national highway side was closed to traffic due to a typhoon the previous year...

Kyoto Prefecture Dam

1399-Segi Dam

Date of interview: 1/4/2014 (Sat.) On this day, I was making my first dam visit to the dams in eastern Hyogo 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, which was built...

Kyoto Prefecture Dam

3209-Mikumari Dam

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

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. The Hachimantani Dam is an earth dam located in Tamba-Sasayama City, Hyogo Prefecture....

Hyogo Prefecture Dam

1319-Midorodamu

Date of report：2013/11/9 (Sat)On the way to Kawakami Dam before starting the construction of the main body, I visited this Madori Dam after Takeya Pond and Teratani Pond. It is a bit difficult to read. Since the Madori Dam is also an earth dam, it was the third earth dam we visited that day. At the beginning of the day, we saw the upstream face of the embankment...

Dam in Mie Prefecture

1297-Teratani Pond

Date: 11/9/2013 (Sat)On the way to the tour of Kawakami Dam in Mie Prefecture before the construction of the main body of the dam started, I visited Teradani Pond next to Takeya Pond. Teradani Pond is also an irrigation reservoir and earth dam in Iga City. The approach to the dam is a short walk to the embankment, but you may get lost...

Dam in Mie Prefecture

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