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1565-Ikehara Dam

Date of interview: 3/24/2013 (Sun.) After receiving my dam enthusiast helmet at Nanairo 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. The Ikehara Dam, viewed from National Route 169, does not have an overflow section on its embankment, and its flood discharge is located in another...

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3598-Okusato Dam

Date of interview: 3/24/2013 (Sun.) This Okusato 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 Nanairo Dam. The Okusato Dam is a dam owned by the Japan Power Development Corporation and is used exclusively for power generation. The downstream embankment is seen from the left bank.

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1561-Kazeya Dam

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

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1571-asahi dam

The Asahi Dam was the next dam I visited after the Sarutani Dam on my mission to pick up the dam enthusiasts' helmets that had been completed at the Nanairo Dam. View of the downstream face of the embankment from the left bank. Unfortunately, the dam was not in operation...

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1559-Sarutani Dam

Date：2013/3/24 (Sun)I visited the Sarutani Dam next to the Ichinoki Dam on a mission to pick up a dam lover's helmet that had been completed up to the Nanairo Dam. After Ichinoki Dam, we headed south on National Route 168 and came across the Sarutani Dam as the road became deeper and deeper into the mountains....

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1574-Ichinoki Dam

Date: 3/24/2013 (Sun)The Ichinoki Dam is the first dam I visited to go on a mission to pick up my dam lover's helmet that I had completed at the Nanashiki Dam. The signboard of Gojo City and Nishiyoshino Village "Nishiyoshino Village" used to be a...

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1557-Takayama Tameike

Date of visit: Saturday, January 26, 2013I no longer remember how I arrived at the site, but I came to an earth dam, Takayama Tameike Pond, in Ikoma City, Nara Prefecture. The pond, called "Kuroondo Pond (also written as Kurozoe Pond or Kurozo-ike)," which is probably familiar to Ikoma citizens, is adjacent to the ...

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3130-Daimon Dam

Date of interview：2012/05/20(Sun)After the tour of Nunome Dam, we suddenly decided to visit Daimon Dam, which was under test flooding at the time. Incidentally, there is another dam of the same name in Yamanashi Prefecture. Byakko (White Tiger) Statue at the entrance of the parking lot of Mt.

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1580-Nunome Dam/Nunome Dam (Nunome Lakeside Cycle Festa 2012)

Date of report：2012/05/20 (Sun.) This is a report on the Nunome Dam tour held in conjunction with the Nunome Lakeside Cycle Festa. Please refer to the article on Nunome Dam, which was first published here. Nunome Lakeside Cycle Festa

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1579-Otaki Dam

Date of report: 2012/03/31 (Sat)Construction of the Otaki Dam began in 1962, but when a crack was found in the upstream area during a test flooding in 2003, just before its completion, the test flooding was suspended. The completion of the dam was postponed. The test flooding itself was to check for any abnormalities in the dam itself and the surrounding area...

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1564-Tsuburo Dam / Nara Pref.

Date of visit: 3/31/2012 (Sat.) I stopped by on my way to Otaki Dam, where a test discharge was to be conducted. We were heading upstream to the embankment, but it was impressive that we frequently passed dump trucks on the narrow lakeshore road, as they were doing construction around the embankment. I was not sure where the Tsuburoko Park on the right bank was...

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1582-Miyauku Dam

Date of report：2012/03/31 (Sat)On the way to the Otaki Dam, where a test discharge was to be conducted, I noticed a sign that said there was a dam and made a hasty stop at the Miyaoku Dam. The Miyaoku Dam is located on National Route 370, and when you turn right at the signpost for the Miyaoku Dam and drive for a while, you will see the embankment in front of you...

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1578-Iwaigawa Dam

Date of interview: Saturday, February 04, 2012Location: Shikanoen-cho, Nara City, Nara PrefectureThe Iwaigawa Dam is a gravity-type concrete dam operated by Nara Prefecture near the entrance to the Koenzan Driveway, and its role is to regulate flooding and maintain the normal function of running water. We stopped by on our way to a meeting to talk with dam friends...

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1580-Nunome Dam

This is a multi-purpose dam under the jurisdiction of the Japan Water Agency, completed in 1992, with parks and other recreational facilities. Perhaps because it was as cold as winter, there were no visitors in spite of various improvements. I heard that black bass can be caught in the dam lake. I would like to bring a lure. I heard that it is also a marathon course and even better for road biking. / Gravity Concrete Dam / 72m

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1573-Hase Dam / Nara Pref.

The name of this dammed lake was solicited from a local elementary school in Sakurai City, and it is called "Mahoroba Lake. Maybe if I were a snot-nosed elementary school student, I would not have thought of it. / Gravity Concrete / 55m

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1569-Tenri Dam

The word "Tenri" reminds me of "Tenrikyo." I remember being taken to the headquarters as a child and kneeling in the hallway where the great monks passed by.... I also remember being treated well by the lady of the Tenrikyo Bunkyo-kai in my neighborhood, so I have a connection with Tenri in some way. So, I visited Tenri for the first time in about 20 years. Oyasama Miki must have been surprised to find that the place she visited for the first time in a long time was a dam. / Gravity Concrete / 60.5m

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1568-Murodam

Muro Village is dotted with famous old temples, Muro-ji, Ono-ji, and Hase-ji. In the midst of these temples is this huge man-made structure, the Muro Dam. The crimson gate of the dam is very impressive, but the sights are a bit scarce. / Gravity Concrete / 63.5m

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1577-Kamitsu Dam / Nara Pref.

I took Meihan National Highway (Route 25) to visit Universal Studios Japan, and I stopped by on my way home. The approach to the site is relatively easy to find, as you can see the signboard when you get off the Yamazoe IC of the Meihan National Highway and drive west on Nara Prefectural Road No. 80. / Gravity Concrete / 63.5m

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