List of dams

0292-Ookura Dam

Date: 9/17/2012 (Monday)After leaving the Naruko Dam, I visited the Okura Dam, one of only two multiple arch dams in Japan. The other multiple arch dam is the Toyotoshi Pond Dam in Kagawa Prefecture, and this completes the list of dams of this type. The Okura Dam is the only one of its kind in Japan.

Dam in Miyagi Prefecture

0290-Naruko Dam

Date: 9/17/2012 (Monday)The Tohoku expedition, which started with a visit to Ishibuchi Dam and Isawa Dam, is finally on its third day. This would be the last day of our enjoyable Tohoku trip. At first, we headed south on the Tohoku highway and came to Naruko Dam. There are many other dams that I would like to visit, but...

Dam in Miyagi Prefecture

0249-Shijyushida Dam

Interview Date：2012/9/16 (Sun)It is completely nighttime, but all of my companions and I came to the Shijushida Dam because it is close to the Gosho Dam. The Yotsuya Dam, also known as the "Tennessee River Basin Development Authority (TVA) of Japan," was constructed along with the Gosho Dam, Tase Dam, Yuda Dam, and Ishibuchi Dam....

Iwate Prefecture Dam

0256-Gosho Dam

Date of interview: Sunday, September 16, 2012I left Tamagawa Dam and returned to Iwate Prefecture. I was the only member of the group who stayed overnight in the car, but he accompanied me to Hashiba Onsen Shin Hashiba-no-Yu at Roadside Station Shizukuishi Anekko, and we arrived at Gosho Dam while eating Morioka cold noodles for dinner....

Iwate Prefecture Dam

0394-Tamagawa Dam

Date of report：2012/9/16 (Sun.) After traveling further north from the Armorhata Dam, we came to the Tamagawa Dam. There is another dam of the same name in Ehime Prefecture, but this one is under the direct control of Akita Prefecture. Incidentally, as of January 2020, nearly seven and a half years after my visit, the Tamagawa Dam is the most ...

0370-Yorohata Dam

Date of report：2012/9/16 (Sun) After passing through Lake Tazawa further north from Ichijoki Dam, we came to Armorhata Dam. There are many other dams in the area, but we picked the ones we visited based on the opinions of our fellow passengers who have been to this area before, so you may wonder "What? Why is that...?

0354-Ichijogi Dam

After leaving Yuda Dam on Sunday, September 16, 2012, the group entered Yokote City, Akita Prefecture, and had lunch at "Akita Furusato Village" where they ate Yokote yakisoba for lunch. In addition, they also enjoyed Kiritanpo (sliced pork dumplings). After that, they went further north and unexpectedly came across "Ichijoki Dam" and "Ichijoki Reservoir"...

0247-Yuda Dam / Iwate Prefecture

Date of report：2012/9/16 (Sun)After Ishibane Dam, the next stop is finally Yuda Dam. The Yuda Dam, which I had longed to visit. My excitement was at its maximum at this time. The view of the downstream embankment from the left bank is so cool. Personally, I think Yuda Dam is the best among gravity arch dams...

Iwate Prefecture Dam

0237-Ishibane Dam

The day after visiting Ishibuchi Dam and Isawa Dam, I decided to go on a tour of dams in Tohoku with my fellow dam enthusiasts. The first of these was the Ishibane Dam. Signs and stone monuments with a large amount of information, such as water use signs, signs warning of water discharge, and stone monuments. The water use sign on the left is for irrigation water,...

Iwate Prefecture Dam

0277-isawa dam

Date: 9/15/2012 (Sat)After visiting Ishibuchi Dam and having lunch at Yakeishi Qua Park Himekayu, the next stop was Isawa Dam. View of the embankment from downstreamThe Isawa Dam is so huge that even a wide-angle lens could not capture the full view when close to the embankment. View of the embankment from downstreamThe ...

Iwate Prefecture Dam

0235-Ishibuchi Dam

Date of report：2012/9/15 (Sat)I am afraid that this is not the latest information on the Ishibuchi Dam, which has been stocked for 7 years, but since the Ishibuchi Dam is now a phantom dam, I hope you will consider this disclosure as a memorial....

Iwate Prefecture Dam

2317-Anauchi River Dam

Date of interview: 10/11/2019 (Friday)I originally came here to participate in the tour of the Anauchi River Dam, but I visited here to see the dam in advance, as I had a dam lover's intuition that I would not be able to act freely during the tour, whether it was a location scouting, a rehearsal, or a preliminary inspection.... Left... Left...

Dam in Kochi Prefecture

2311-Omori River Dam

Date of interview: 10/12/2019 (Sat)I came to Shikoku to participate in a tour of the Anauchi River Dam, and since I don't often come to Shikoku, I carefully planned my visit to the dam, the Omorigawa Dam. However, the Omorigawa Dam is a dam that is difficult to conquer for those in the know. The reason for this is...

Dam in Kochi Prefecture

1225-Ono Headworks

Date of interview: 2012/08/05(Sun)The Ohno Headworks is responsible for taking in up to 30 m3/s of water from the Uren Dam and Oshima Dam as its water source. A "headwall" is an intake or weir structure used to take in water from a river, mainly for agricultural use. A headwall is a structure with a bank height of 15 m...

Dam in Aichi Prefecture

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 (White Tiger) Statue at the entrance of the parking lot of Mt.

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

Nara Prefecture Dam

1579-Otaki Dam

Date of report: 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 check for any abnormalities in the dam itself and the surrounding area...

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 to be conducted. We were heading upstream to the embankment, but it was impressive that we frequently passed dump trucks on the narrow lakeshore road, as they were doing construction around the embankment. I was not sure where the Tsuburoko Park on the right bank was...

Nara Prefecture Dam

1582-Miyauku Dam

Date of report：2012/03/31 (Sat)On the way to the Otaki Dam, where a test discharge was to be conducted, I noticed a sign that said there was a dam and made a hasty stop at the Miyaoku Dam. The Miyaoku Dam is located on National Route 370, and when you turn right at the signpost for the Miyaoku Dam and drive for a while, you will see the embankment in front of you...

Nara Prefecture Dam

1359-Ishida River Dam

Date of visit: Saturday, March 10, 2012Location: Kadokawa, Imazu-cho, Takashima City, Shiga PrefectureI stopped by the Otsuro Dam on my way home from a visit to the test discharge of the dam, 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. Casual approach to the downstream reduction works (as far as ...

Dam in Shiga Prefecture

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