List of dams

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

0423-Akashiba Dam

Interview Date: 05/26/2013 (Sun) After Tainai No. 2 Dam, Oishi Dam, and Iwafune Dam, I finally landed in Yamagata Prefecture for the first time. To tell the truth, I wanted to visit the Yokogawa Dam, but I had to make the Akashiba Dam the last place I visited this time because I had to work the next day and had to travel to Aichi...

2020.09.20

Yamagata 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...

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

3328-Futatsuya Bunksuizui Weir / Fukui Prefecture

Date of interview: 2013/04/29 (Mon.) The name "Futatsuya Diversion Weir" makes it sound like a weir rather than a dam, but it is a magnificent dam with an embankment height of 24.7m. It is located upstream of Hirono Dam. On the local signboard, the embankment is described as a "diversion works. Therefore, it is also called Futatsuya Diversion Works...

2020.06.28

Fukui Prefecture Dam

0945-Hirono Dam/Hirono Dam

Date of interview: 2013/04/29 (Mon.) It was seven years ago, so I have completely forgotten why I went to Hirono Dam on that day, but I think it was probably because I stopped by for a day trip drive during Golden Week. View of the downstream embankment from the right bank Hirono Dam...

2020.06.24

Fukui Prefecture Dam

1565-Ikehara Dam

Date of interview: 3/24/2013 (Sun.) After receiving my dam enthusiast helmet at Nanashiki Dam, I moved on to Ikehara Dam. This arch dam is also owned by the Japan Power Development Corporation and is used exclusively for power generation. View of the downstream face of the embankment from National Highway 169 Ikehara Dam has no overflow section in the embankment, and the flood discharge is a separate...

2020.05.24

Nara Prefecture Dam

1312-Nanairo Dam

Date of interview: 3/24/2013 (Sun) Next to Okusato Dam, we visited Nanashiki Dam for our mission to pick up the dam enthusiasts' helmets that had been completed to Nanashiki Dam. The Nanashiki Dam is a power generation-only dam owned by J-Power Development Co.

2020.05.23

Dam in Mie Prefecture

3598-Okusato Dam

Date of interview: 3/24/2013 (Sun.) This Okuri Dam is the next dam we visited after the Kazaya Dam for our mission to pick up the dam enthusiasts' helmets that had been completed to the Nanashiki Dam. The Okusato Dam is owned by the Japan Power Development Corporation and is used exclusively for power generation. A view of the downstream embankment from the left bank... Taru Taru Taru Taru Taru Taru Taru Taru Taru Taru Taru Taru Taru

2020.05.14

Nara Prefecture Dam

1561-Kazeya Dam

Date: 3/24/2013 (Sun) The Kazaya Dam is the next dam we visited after the Asahi Dam on our mission to pick up the dam enthusiasts' helmets that had been completed at the Nanashiki Dam. View of the downstream face of the embankment from the left bank The Kazaya Dam is a power generation-only dam owned by...

2020.05.13

Nara Prefecture Dam

1571-asahi dam

The Asahi Dam is the next dam we visited after the Sarutani Dam on our mission to pick up the dam lover's helmets that had been completed at the Nanashiki Dam. View of the downstream face of the embankment from the left bank Upon arrival, the Asahi Dam can be seen spreading its large wings. However...

2020.05.10

Nara Prefecture Dam

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