List of dams

3039-Otsuro Dam

Date of interview: Saturday, March 10, 2012Location: 162-1-1, Hongo, Ooi-machi, Oi-gun, FukuiPrefecture, JapanThe year 2012 was a banner year for test releases, and only one month after the test release of the Tatsumi Dam, the Otsuro Dam in Fukui Prefecture was to release water on a trial basis. There is one other dam, but it...

Fukui Prefecture Dam

0928-tatsumi dam

Date of interview: 2012/02/19 (Sun)Location: (Left bank) Aiaizawa-cho, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture (Right bank) Kamitatsumi-cho, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture Please forgive me for finally writing an article about the test discharge after almost 7 years.... On this day, it snowed from the day before, and the dam in Kyoto, which does not have studless tires...

Dam in Ishikawa Prefecture

1578-Iwaigawa Dam

Date of interview: Saturday, February 04, 2012Location: Shikanoen-cho, Nara City, Nara PrefectureThe Iwaigawa Dam is a gravity-type concrete dam operated by Nara Prefecture near the entrance to the Koenzan Driveway, and its role is to regulate flooding and maintain the normal function of running water. We stopped by on our way to a meeting to talk with dam friends...

Nara Prefecture Dam

0702-Miho Dam

Date of interview: 2011/11/23 (Wed., holiday) Location: Kamioda, Yamakita-cho, Ashigarakami-gun, Kanagawa PrefectureThe Miho Dam is a Kanagawa Prefecture-owned rock-fill dam built on the Kawachi River in the Sako River system. On this day, I was to appear in a talk live at the "Dam Mania Exhibition" held at the Sagami Lake Exchange Center near the Sagami Dam, so...

Kanagawa Prefecture Dam

1467-Sengari Dam

Date of interview: Sunday, October 02, 2011 Location: Oiwatake, Ikuno, Dojo-machi, Kita-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo Prefecture I visited Kobe and Arima Onsen for a family vacation and left my family (and mother-in-law) at Arima Onsen and came to Chikari Dam alone. The Chikari Dam was built in 1919 for the exclusive use of water supply. The Chikari Dam was built in 1919...

Hyogo Prefecture Dam

3330-Nunobiki Gohonmatsu Dam

Date of interview: Friday, September 30, 2011Location: Yamagori, Thatchiai-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo PrefectureView of downtown Kobe from Kobe Nunobiki RopewayI left my wife and mother-in-law at Kobe Port and came here with my children while traveling to Kobe and Arima Onsen with my mother-in-law. But the weather was in the worst condition. Well...

Hyogo Prefecture Dam

1100-Hakusui Dam

Interview Date: 7/3/2011 (Sun)Location: 536-3, Aza Shirasumidani, Hirase, Shirakawa-mura, Ono-gun, Gifu PrefectureWe were allowed to visit the Shirasui Dam, which is normally off-limits to visitors, by courtesy of Power Supply Development Co. Shirasui Lakeside Lodge and Shirasui Refugee HutWe came to Shirasui Dam from Daikokuya Dam...

Dam in Gifu Prefecture

1110-Ookurodani Dam

Date of interview: Sunday, July 3, 2011Location: 185-2, Aza-Daikokuya, Onogami-Sato, Shokawa-cho, Takayama City, Gifu PrefectureThe meeting place was Hirugano Kogen Ski Resort (I am very sorry to say this was 6 years ago)....

Dam in Gifu Prefecture

2439-Inunaki Dam

Location: 72-2, Nibanno, Inunaki, Miyawaka-shi, Fukuoka, Japan Date of interview: 06/13/2011 (Monday)There is no apparition at the Inunaki Dam. There is nothing of the kind in this article either. If you came here expecting that, please back up your browser now. I'm not going to bother the locals with a test of...

Fukuoka Prefecture Dam

1232-Yahata Regulating Pond

The Yahata Regulating Pond is a central barrier-type rockfill dam dedicated to irrigation water, constructed at the end of the Nanbu-Kira Trunk Canal as part of the state-run Yahagigawa River Comprehensive Project. The dam provides a stable water supply as a source of water for the former Hazu Town. It is also an unusual dam, with beautiful flowers blooming on the riprap and looking like an earth dam despite being a rockfill dam. / Rockfill dam / 22.7m

Dam in Aichi Prefecture

1280-Sodani Dam

The Sodani Dam is an earth dam dedicated to irrigation water in Tsu City, Mie Prefecture. However, one cannot help but be reminded of the "Kintetsu Osaka Line train collision" (commonly known as the Aoyama Tunnel accident) that once occurred in the vicinity of this dam. Today, a nature park called "Higashi Aoyama Shikinosato" is spreading, as if to cover up the tragedy of the past. The visit to the dam is a bit sobering. / Earth dam / 19m

Dam in Mie Prefecture

3000-Gamagoori Adjustment Pond

Gamagori Regulating Pond is a regulating reservoir for the western trunk canal of the Toyokawa water supply managed by the Japan Water Agency. The area downstream of the embankment is maintained as a park and was crowded with many families. This Gamagori adjustment pond is located a little far from the center of Gamagori City, which is a production area of mandarin oranges and a driving spot for Aichi Prefecture residents, such as Laguna Gamagori and Takeshima. / Rockfill dam / 43.2m

Dam in Aichi Prefecture

1440-Sayama Pond Dam

Sayama Pond Dam is the oldest earth dam in Japan, a reservoir that has been passed down from generation to generation since the 7th century, and now serves not only as an earth dam for farmers, but also to protect the lives and property of citizens, and has been transformed into a place for birds and citizens to relax. It will be passed on to the next generation for another 100 to 200 years. / Earth dam /18.5m

Osaka Prefecture Dam

0000-Yamaguchi Dam (Yamaguchi River Regulating Pond)

Yamaguchi Dam (Yamaguchi River Regulating Pond) is located in Seto City, Aichi Prefecture, and has lost its function as a flood control and water utilization dam. Currently, it functions as an erosion control dam. You have to go through the bushes to reach the embankment, but you will be deeply moved when you get there. The moss-covered, rough embankment. The rusty parapet. The white water flowing in contrast with the frozen time is also beautiful. / Gravity concrete dam / 17.1m

Dam in Aichi Prefecture

1479-Hikihara Dam

Hikihara Dam is a Hyogo Prefecture-owned gravity concrete dam located in Shiso City, Hyogo Prefecture. The dam site is equipped with a parking lot. Valuable remains from the time of construction have been preserved and can be viewed freely. The embankment can be seen from downstream, so it is a highly recommended dam. / Gravity concrete dam / 66m

Hyogo Prefecture Dam

1680-Myogadani Dam

Myogadani Dam is a gravity-type concrete dam over the Harumai River in the Chiyogawa River system, operated by the Tottori Prefectural Government and dedicated to power generation. It is a dam that evokes the atmosphere of the early Showa period, and even the nameplate, top railings, crest gate, and water intake tower are old and lovely. / Gravity concrete dam / 40m

Dam in Tottori Prefecture

2931-dono dam/tonodamu

Tono Dam, located in Tottori Prefecture, is a multi-purpose rock-fill dam under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Its main features are a cascade-type flood discharge and an airlock-type continuous siphon intake system. We visited the dam site six hours after receiving information that the test discharge was about to start, but unfortunately it was a day too early and we were not allowed to enter the dam site.... / Rockfill dam / 75m

Dam in Tottori Prefecture

1683-Momodani Dam

The Momoya Dam is a gravity concrete dam owned by Tottori Prefecture for flood control and unspecified water use. It is also the first dam in Japan to have a free overflow crest, and its large flood discharge protruding from the lake side is very impressive. Normally, this dam does not store much water, but in the event of a flood, this shape seems to have been adopted in order to efficiently channel the water. / Gravity concrete dam / 18m

Dam in Tottori Prefecture

0000-ashizu dam

Ashizu Dam, located on the way to Mitaki Dam, a buttress dam, is a 12.7m high weir that dams up the reverse control basin of the Ashizu Power Plant of Chugoku Electric Power Co. We encountered three hydroelectric power plants on the way to this dam. The abundance of water in the river here must have made it attractive for use in hydroelectric power generation. / Gravity concrete dam / 12.7m

Dam in Tottori Prefecture

1877-Kawakami Dam / Okayama Prefecture

Kawakami Dam (Okayama Prefecture) is a somewhat confusing dam with the same name as the dam under construction in Mie Prefecture (as of September 2013) and the dam in Yamaguchi Prefecture. However, this one is a very ordinary agricultural reservoir. The flood discharge is of the free overflow type typical of earth dams. Earth dams are agricultural treasures. / Earth dam / 24m

Okayama Prefecture Dam

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