Dam News

With Dam☆Night" will be held again this year at the Nihonbashi Social Education Center Hall in Tokyo. This year's event is characterized by its focus on "dams of the world. Tomorrow is Friday, but the event will be held later in the evening, so if you live in the Kanto area and can make it, why not take an interest in dams around the world?

A documentary video screening of the Ogawachi Dam, Tokyo's water reservoir, will be held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Suido History Museum from June 20 (Sat) to 21 (Sun), 2012. The Tokyo Metropolitan Waterworks History Museum has a large collection of video materials planned and produced by the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Waterworks, and this time, from among its treasured video materials, a special feature on the construction of the Ogawachi Dam and related videos will be shown all at once. The previous exhibition on the construction of the Ogawachi Dam was well received by the public.

The second volume of Mr. Yoshihisa Inoue's well-received "Dam Manga" book is released today. The dam on the cover this time is the Sonohara Dam in Gunma Prefecture. The first edition of this volume also includes a "dam club girls card" with deformed characters of the characters as a bonus! This is something you should definitely get...

It has been quite a while since the 3rd Gathering with Dam Lovers held at the Nakasato Dam, but we have decided to hold the 4th Gathering on March 14 (Saturday)! The location will again be the Mie Irrigation Canal! The event will be held at the Miyagawa Regulating Pond (1324-Miyagawa Choseichi) and Kasato Regulating Pond, which play an important role in the Mie Irrigation System. This time, visitors will be able to see the reservoirs from the residual water discharge and the road at the top of the reservoirs!

The Japan Dam Awards 2014 were held at Culture Culture in Odaiba, Tokyo, on Saturday, December 27, and the awards were announced: the Discharge Award, Event Award, Low Water Management Award, Project Award, Flood Control Award, and Dam Grand Prize.

The Japan Dam Awards were held for the first time last year. Last year, the Hiyoshi Dam received the "Flood Control Award" and the "Dam Grand Prize," and the event was a big hit. The event was held at Odaiba Culture Culture, which has become a standard venue for the awards.

The Yubari Shuparo Dam, as its name might suggest, is a multi-purpose dam under construction in Yubari, Hokkaido. The Yubari Shuparo Dam is currently undergoing a test called "test flooding" in preparation for its completion, and today, November 13, 2014, at 8:05 a.m., it reached its surcharge level (the level at which the dam may be full during a flood) of 301.5 m above sea level.

I have been completely out of order with updates, but I am still alive. The "Dam Manga" by Yoshihisa Inoue, which we have been announcing on this site, has finally been published in book form and is on sale today. Most of you have already read the monthly magazine, so I won't mention the contents...

Dam writer Masaki Hagiwara is probably no stranger to dam enthusiasts, and a dam DVD supervised by him has recently gone on sale. The DVD is titled "Dam with a Superb View: Aerial Photography of a Dam No One Has Ever Seen. As the title suggests, this is a DVD that dam enthusiasts should try once...

To the Dam Lovers," co-authored by HISA-san of Hydro.com, Miyajima-san of Dam Mania, DamJapan, Ryu-kun aka Dam Prince, and myself, which I announced the other day, is now available for pre-order on Amazon. (Added on 5/30/2014) Rakuten Books is also accepting pre-orders...

The latest information and topics were posted on the website of Small Press, publisher of "The Dam Card Compendium. The book is co-authored by HISA-san of Hydro.com, Miyajima-san of Dam Mania, DamJapan, Ryu-kun aka Dam Prince, and myself. Small Publishing's newest book is scheduled to be released in June...

Dam writer and photographer Masaki Hagiwara made a big announcement on Twitter on Saturday, March 29. It was the announcement of "Dam Night. It was a sudden and unexpected announcement, but it was also a moment that got the TL feed buzzing. The "Calcal" refers to "Tokyo Culture Culture" in Odaiba, Tokyo.

The winning entries in the 11th Japan Dam Association Website Photo Contest "D-shot Contest" were announced recently, and an exhibition of the winning entries will be held at the Hiyoshi Dam in Kyoto from April 20 to August 31.

Dam Biyori is developing web services related to dams, such as "DamMaps," which dam enthusiasts have probably used at least once, "Dokodemo Dam," which allows users to simulate dam construction anywhere in the world, and "Dam Biyori TV" on Nico Nico Live Broadcast....

An announcement was posted on Yajaku's website, "Sparrow's Social Studies Tour Book. An event will be held at the Hayamaura Dam, which is located in the center of Shikoku and battles daily against drought and flooding under the catchphrase "Shikoku no Inochi (Life of Shikoku). The name of the event is "Shikoku no Inochi: Praising the Dam".

January 31, 2014 (Fri.) JTB Mito has finally begun accepting applications for the Ibaraki Dam Tour that we reported on the other day. The name of the tour is "[Oh~deyo! The tour will be organized by Mr. Miyajima of the website "Dam Mania" and "Dam Prince"...

On January 28, 2014 (Tuesday), Yama-kei Publishers published a feature article titled "Dam Mania Ride Best Course" in their mook "Bicycle Mania No.034" for bicycle enthusiasts. It is a 17-page feature article. When you open the page, the first thing you will see is a course that takes you to four dams in Chichibu...

January 26, 2014 (Sun) We have just received word that a dam tour will be held in Ibaraki on March 21, 2014 (Friday, national holiday). The dam tours have been held in Ibaraki by JTB, but this time, Mr. Miyajima of the website "Dam Mania" and "Dam Oji...