Dam in Chubu Region

0864-Oguchi River Dam

Date of interview: 2013/08/03 (Sat) We came from Arimine Dam to Oguchigawa Dam via Sukenobu Dam. Like the Arimine and Sukenobu dams, the Oguchigawa Dam is a Hokuriku Electric Power Company dam, and water is pumped into the Arimine No. 3 Power Plant (underground) located directly below it, generating up to 20,000 kW of electricity...

2021.04.01

Dam in Toyama Prefecture

0819-Yuenobu Dam/Sukenobe(Sukenobe) Dam

Date of interview: 2013/08/03 (Sat) When you go west on the Oguchigawa line of the Arimine Forest Road from the Arimine Dam, you will see the Sukenobe Dam on your left. It is an illegible dam and is read as "Sukenobe. If you are not careful, it may look like "Sukenobe," so be careful. Incidentally, some materials call it "Sukenobu"...

2021.03.27

Dam in Toyama Prefecture

0841-arimine dam

Date of report：2013/08/03 (Sat) Toyama is well known for the Kurobe Dam (Toyama), but there is one more dam that must not be missed. This is the Arimine Dam owned by Hokuriku Electric Power Co. A tour is held only once a year, and this year all dam enthusiasts gathered to visit...

2021.03.25

Dam in Toyama Prefecture

0947-Managawa Dam

On this day, I came to Managawa Dam to attend a talk by Mr. Yajaku, a fellow dam enthusiast, and a tour of the embankment as part of the "Friendship with Forests and Lakes Season" event. View of the upstream face of the embankment from the left bank It was mid-summer, but the heat was gone when I saw the dam. Managawa Dam...

2021.02.21

Fukui Prefecture Dam

1317-Kimigano Dam

Date of report：2013/07/06 (Sat) On this day, my family and I went for a drive to Anno Dam, and then visited this Kimigano Dam. In fact, the Kimigano Dam is one of the dams that I have not been able to visit despite the fact that it is relatively close by. On the way from Anno Dam to Kimigano Dam, we visited the Kumozu...

2021.01.24

Dam in Mie Prefecture

0820-Koyadaira Dam

After the Izushidaira Dam, we will take the Kurobe Gorge Railway to Zelkova. Kurobe River No. 2 Power Station of Kansai Electric Power Company, Meguro Bridge After passing the Deidaira Dam, you will see a large white building on your right. This is the Kurobegawa No.2 Power Station, and the hut where we are going...

2021.01.17

Dam in Toyama Prefecture

0881-Dashidaira Dam

Interview Date: 06/16/2013 (Sun) We will stay overnight in Unazuki Onsen and take the Kurobe Gorge Railway to Zelkidaira the next day. When riding on the Kurobe Gorge Railway, you will see on the right hand side in the direction of travel the Dashihei Dam owned by Kansai Electric Power Co. The Dashihira Dam is a dam only for power generation, and water is taken in this dam...

2021.01.10

Dam in Toyama Prefecture

0873-Unazuki Dam

Date: 06/15/2013 (Sat.) - 06/16/2013 (Sun.) On this day, a dam enthusiast was going to be interviewed on TV in Unazuki, Toyama, so I went along with other enthusiasts from around the country. It was my first visit to Unazuki Dam, and I was looking forward to it, but...

2021.01.10

Dam in Toyama Prefecture

0505-Nagashino weir (also known as Hananoki Dam)

Date of visit: 06/01/2013 (Sat) I stopped by on my way to Uren Dam for the "2nd Gathering with Dam Lovers in Uren/Oshima Dam". As the name suggests, the Nagashino weir is not a dam but a weir according to the definition of the River Law because the height of the weir is less than 15 meters. Nagashino weir...

2020.10.06

Dam in Aichi Prefecture

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...

2020.09.19

Niigata Prefecture Dam

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...

2020.09.19

Niigata Prefecture Dam

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...

2020.09.10

Niigata Prefecture Dam

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...

2020.09.08

Niigata Prefecture Dam

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....

2020.09.06

Niigata Prefecture Dam

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...

2020.07.26

Niigata Prefecture Dam

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...

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

2020.07.19

Niigata Prefecture Dam

1169-Oshiro River Farmland Disaster Prevention Dam

Date of visit: 2013/05/18 (Sat) Like the nearby Harano Valley River Dam, the purpose of the Ojiro River Farmland Disaster Prevention Dam is flood control and farmland disaster prevention, and it 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 (Mon.) We traveled from the Masudani Dam to the 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：2013/04/29 (Mon.) We moved from the Futatsuya Diversion Weir to the Masudani Dam. We were told in advance at the Hirono Dam management office that the road on the right bank of the Masudani Dam was closed due to construction, so we visited the dam from the left bank first. The Masudani Dam was constructed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries of...

2020.07.03

Fukui Prefecture Dam

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