This is a list of news related to dams. We will report news that is not often reported in the general media. Announcements of "Gathering with Dam Lovers" will also be made in this category. For dam-related news reported by the general media, please check the Dam News Twitter account and the official Damapedia Facebook page.
Tohoku University Online Public Lecture on Tadamigawa Power Development Opens Again This Year
This year, an online public lecture titled "Building Giant Dams on the Tadami River" will be held again on the Tadami River Power Development (Okutadami Dam and Tagokura Dam), which was researched and covered by Professor Shuji Tanaka of Tohoku University. He will explain how they were built, the social background, local conditions, and civil engineering techniques from various perspectives....
Music videos (music videos) featuring dams and dam lakes
Reading: Dam Dam Dam Kogatoujousuru Mbuy Alias: - A music video in which a dam or dam lake appears is a video work that is filmed on location at a dam embankment or reservoir and appears in a music video (music video). The following is a list of music videos that we are aware of. Please note that the...
Dumb Night 11" at Tokyo Culture Culture on Aug. 21! (Live streaming available!)
The first dam talk live in two years will be held at Tokyo Culture Culture. The three performers will be Masaki Hagiwara of the YouTube channel "Syphon TV," Yosuke Iiboshi, a dam lover and editor, and Naoki Kimishima of the YouTube channel "Dam Trip Channel," and this...
Online Public Lecture on Tadami River Power Development (Okutadami Dam and Tagokura Dam) Call for Participants
An online public lecture titled "Building Giant Dams on the Tadami River" will be held on the Tadami River Power Development (Okutadami Dam and Tagokura Dam), which was investigated and covered by Professor Shuji Tanaka of Tohoku University. He will explain how they were built, the social background, local conditions, and civil engineering techniques from various perspectives....
[Flash Report] Japan Dam Award 2021 Results Announced!
The Japan Dam Award 2021 was held at Tokyo Culture Culture in Shibuya on Saturday, December 25, and the awards for the Discharge Award, Low Water Management Award, Event Award, Flood Control Award, and Dam Grand Prize were announced. Kurobe Dam Maruyama Dam (Kurobe Dam)
[Flash Report] Japan Dam Awards 2020 Results Announced!
The Japan Dam Award 2020 was held at Tokyo Culture Culture in Shibuya on Saturday, December 26, and the awards for the Discharge Award, Low Water Management Award, Event Award, Flood Control Award, and Dam Grand Prize were announced. Nominated dams for the Discharge Award: Kawabata Dam, Nanakura Dam, ...
Aim for adoption! Iwaya Dam Karuta" is now accepting applications!
The Iwaya Dam of the Japan Water Agency will create "Iwaya Dam karuta" as an event of the "Season for Familiarization with Forests and Lakes" in 2020. Prior to this event, the Iwaya Dam is currently accepting applications for the text for the karuta. Aichi Prefecture has declared a state of emergency in preparation for the second wave of the new coronavirus, and has asked people to refrain from traveling outside the prefecture...
Dam Night 10" will be held remotely for the first time on Friday, June 26 at 8:00 p.m.! Our site manager will also participate!
Dumb Night, previously held at Tokyo Culture Culture (CALCAL), will now be held for the first time via remote transmission! The event will be held on Friday, June 26th at 20:00. This will be the first time that Dam Night will be streamed live for a fee via Tweekas. In addition, this time we will be hosting a remote...
Dam Encyclopedia" is released as a book on June 1.
The mook version of "The Dam Encyclopedia" supervised by Masaki Hagiwara, released in February 2017, will be reborn as a book version and released on June 1. The mook edition has been out of stock for a long time and has been sold at a high price on Amazon, but this will be a safe purchase. The mook version is also available at...
[Flash Report] Japan Dam Awards 2019 Results!
The Japan Dam Awards 2019 were held on Saturday, December 28 at Tokyo Culture Culture in Shibuya, and the awards for the Discharge Award, Low Water Management Award, Event Award, Flood Control Award, and Dam Grand Prize were announced. First, let us introduce the nominees for each award.
The 12th Gathering with Dam Lovers in Agigawa Dam & Yahagi Dam with Dam Curry!
Thank you for your patience! It's been a year since we held the 12th Gathering of Dam Lovers. This time, as a return to our roots, we will be holding the event at the first Agigawa Dam. We have also added the Yahagi Dam to the course, and to our surprise, we will be operating a simulator at the Agigawa Dam...! I am sure that the autumn foliage season...
Order-made mail order of "Release Attention Slobberdropper" is now being accepted at Maniaparel!
Maniaparel is currently accepting orders for the "Caution against Discharging Water" slobber pendants that were sold out at the Dam Mania exhibition held last month. They will produce it when 20 offers are collected, but as of 8/27, they have 13 offers, and they need the remaining 7 offers...
Water Agency] Facility Tour for Female Students!
The Independent Administrative Institution, Japan Water Agency will hold a facility tour for female students only to familiarize them with its operations. The tour will be held on Tuesday, September 3, 2019, from 1:50 pm. The tour will take place at the Tone Water Supply Works, which supplies water to the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Waterworks and the Saitama Prefectural Bureau of Waterworks.
The 5th Dam Mania Exhibition! This site also participates! (Updated)
In addition to exhibits such as dam photos, dam cartoons, and dam curry samples from across Japan, dam talk events, workshops, and dam goods sales are also held for the enjoyment of adults and children alike. Kamima, which operates this website, will also exhibit this year. Kamima designed and...
[Flash Report] Japan Dam Awards 2018 Results!
The Japan Dam Awards 2018 were held on Saturday, December 22 at Tokyo Culture Culture in Shibuya, and the awards were announced for the Discharge Award, Light-up Award, Low Water Management Award, Event Award, Flood Control Award, and Dam Grand Prize. First, let us introduce the nominees for each award...
Damapedia Facebook Page 1000 Likes! Achievement & Year-end gift campaign!
A little while ago, DamPedia's Facebook page has reached 1,000 likes! Thanks to your support, our Facebook page has reached 1,000 likes! We hope to see you again in December and next year 2019! So, please like our Damapedia Facebook page! We hope you like our Facebook page and...
~Okkukuru Campaign - Aichikogen and Okumikawa Okkukuru Campaign - Dam Tour! <Yahagi, Kuroda, Habu Dam
Aichi Prefecture is implementing the "Mountain Village Attraction Creation and Dissemination Project" to attract visitors from urban centers to revitalize the Mikawa mountain region, and as part of the "Aichi Plateau and Okumikawa Okukuru Campaign," a bus tour to visit dams will be held. The schedule is November 10, 2018...
The 11th Gathering with Dam Lovers in Nagara River Estuary Weir & Funatohira Locks!
This year's event was marred by a number of disasters, including the Northern Osaka Earthquake, torrential rain in Western Japan, the Hokkaido Bold Earthquake, T1821, and unusually hot summer, and there was also a lot of rain and frequent flooding.
Exhibition "Dam - Kiso River and Hida River -" held at Minokamo Cultural Forest and Minokamo Citizen Museum
We reported yesterday that an exhibition and symposium commemorating the 150th anniversary of Momosuke Fukuzawa's birth will be held at the Gifu Prefectural Museum in Seki City, Gifu Prefecture, and that the "Minokamo Cultural Forest and Minokamo Citizen Museum" in Minokamo City, also in Gifu Prefecture, will hold an exhibition entitled "Dam - Kiso River and Hida River - The exhibition, titled "Dam - Kiso River, Hida River...
Exhibition and symposium held to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Momosuke Fukuzawa's birth
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the first year of the Meiji era (1868-1912), and commemorative events are being held in various places. Momosuke Fukuzawa, known for constructing the Oi Dam, is also celebrating the 150th anniversary of his birth, and an exhibition and symposium will be held at the Gifu Prefectural Museum in Seki City. The exhibition has already been held from June 9,...