Niigata Prefecture Dam

0748-Iwafune Dam

Date of interview: 05/26/2013 (Sun.) After the Tainai No. 2 Dam and the Oishi Dam, we visited this Iwafune Dam. This is another power plant dam owned by Arakawa Hydroelectric Corporation, which generates hydroelectric power at the Oishi Power Station using the Oishi Dam as a reservoir. Incidentally, if you go from the Oishi Dam, you will see the Iwafune Dam at the hand...

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0775-Oishi Dam

After visiting the Tainai No. 2 Dam, the next dam I visited was the Oishi Dam. At the time, Prefectural Road No. 272 was closed to traffic, so we had no choice but to use National Road No. 290 and No. 113 as a detour, but it turned out to be quite a detour. The Oishi Dam is under the direct control of the Ministry of Land, Inf...

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0747-Tainai Second Dam

The next day, we planned to go on a solo tour of dams in the northern part of Niigata Prefecture. That is why we came to the Tainai No. 2 Dam. The name "Tainai" comes from the Tainai River, which is also the name of a river...

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0766-Kajikawa flood control dam

After visiting the top of Uchinokura Dam, I decided to visit the Kajikawa flood control dam on my way downstream. As the name suggests, the Kajigawa flood control dam is a gravity-fed concrete dam dedicated to flood control, and can be said to be the key to the flood control of the Kajigawa River. However, the Kaji...

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0762-Uchinokura Dam

Date of interview：2013/05/25 (Sat) I came to Uchikura Dam after Shimojogawa Dam, Hayadegawa Dam, and Agegawa Dam. The main event of this visit was to attend the wedding ceremony of a fellow dam member. The wedding ceremony was held in the embankment of Uchikura Dam, a wonderful event....

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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 in 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 the downstream-most dam owned by Tohoku Electric Power Co. In the name of...

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0776-Hayadegawa Dam

Date of visit：2013/05/25 (Sat) After the Shimojogawa Dam, we next visited the Hayadegawa Dam. Like the Shimojogawa Dam, the Hayadegawa Dam is also operated by Niigata Prefecture, and its purpose is flood control, irrigation water, and power generation. Entrance to the dam site General vehicles are not allowed to enter the dam site...

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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 in the early morning. It was far away. I wondered if it was called a control center... The Shimojogawa Dam Control Center...

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0500-Okutadami Dam

A huge dam located on the border between Niigata and Fukushima prefectures that served as the model for the movie "Whiteout" starring Yuji Oda. Okutadami Dam's total water storage capacity is the second largest in Japan, following Tokuyama Dam. It is also the fifth tallest gravity concrete dam in Japan in terms of both height and effective water storage capacity. It is a very dignified dam. And it is quite tall even when seen like this. / Gravity Concrete Dam / 157m

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0769-cassadam/kassadamu

We are pleased to participate in the "4th Dam Web Ring Kassa Dam Off-line Meeting" and this event was made possible by the cooperation of Denpatsu Kaihatsu (hereinafter referred to as Denpatsu). So, the Kassa Dam is accessed from the road at the back of the Mitsumata area parking lot of the Kagura Ski Resort. / Rockfill dam / 90m

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0773-Nii Dam

The lower dam, where pumped-storage power is generated between the upper dam, Kassa Dam, and the Nii Dam, is the Nii Dam. If you are coming from Gunma, drive north on the Mikuni Kaido road for a while after entering Niigata Prefecture, and you will see a sign on your right hand side. This is a great area for a drive, so please stop by. / Rockfill dam / 87m

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