Dam News

October 16, 2011 (Sun) There will be an event today, October 16, at the Onui Dam, the largest arch dam in the Chugoku region, located in Hiroshima Prefecture. Students from the Faculty of Arts at Hiroshima City University planned this event in conjunction with the Tatsuhimeko Festival to be held on the same day...

Sunday, September 18, 2011 In July, we distributed the news that Denshi Kensetsu, produced by Masaya Toriguchi of Flavored Hall, was planning to release an album about dams, and that album will finally be released on September 21. The title is "Music-Style Complete Dam."...

Thursday, September 15, 2011 The Japan Society of Dam Engineering's public symposium "with Dam☆Night '11" will be held on October 31, 2011. This will be the second year for the symposium, following last year's well-received event. The word "symposium" may give a formal image, but this year's symposium will be...

August 24, 2011 (Wed.) Saki Miyajima, a leading figure in the dam world (website "Dam Mania"), will publish a book from Ohmsha on September 2, 2011 (Fri.). The title of the book is "Dam Mania," the same as the name of the website he operates. The contents of the book are said to be mainly about "dam tours. The book is titled "Dam Mania," which is the same as the name of the website he runs.

July 25, 2011 (Mon.) "Dam Night," a dam event that has become an almost annual tradition, will be held at Tokyo Culture Culture on August 14 (Sun.). The subtitle of this year's event is "Dam Design, How Did It Come to Be? This time, the subtitle is "Dam Designs, How Did They Come to Be?

July 24, 2011 (Sun.) On July 25 (Mon.), "Doboku Café: Hajimete no...

Saturday, July 2, 2011 Denshikensetsu by Masaya Toriguchi of Kazamido plans to release an album about dams. The name of the album is "Music-Style Complete Dam. Moreover, an audition for the "dam girl" who will make her debut with this album is now being held. Furthermore, this audition...

March 8, 2011 (Tuesday) The winners of the "D-shot contest" (sponsored by the Japan Dam Association - Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Kanji Hayama, Chairman), which marked its 8th anniversary this year, were announced today. 449 entries were received, and the winners were announced on March 21, 2011 at the Japan Dam Association's website. The contest was held at the Japan Dam Association's ...

Rental Server Lollipop! is holding a "Lollipop! Valentine's Day 2011" project, a "Watching over the Dam" event is being held.

January 31, 2011 (Mon.) The Japan Dam Association (Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Chairman: Kanji Hayama) is holding its eighth annual "D-shot contest" website photo contest, and the deadline for entries is today. The contest is held every year and the deadline for submitting entries is today.

Sunday, January 30, 2011 Miyagi Prefecture is seeking the nation's first dam naming rights contract. The dams being sought are, of course, those owned by Miyagi Prefecture: Okura Dam (0292-Ookura Dam), Nanakita Dam (0302-Nanakita Dam...

Ms. Tazuko Masuyama is the person most associated with the former Tokuyama Village and the Tokuyama Dam. Ms. Masuyama picked up a camera for the first time at the age of 61 and has continued to take pictures of the old Tokuyama Village as it is today, destined to sink into the dam. She is also known as "Camera Grandma. This is an interview with her about her war experience...