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3584-Nikkei Dame / Shiga Prefecture

Date of interview: 2/3/2013 (Sun)After visiting Yasu River Dam and Zao Dam (Shiga), where all dam enthusiasts are discharging water, we headed to an earth dam called Nikeitamen. We had tried this dam once, but when we tried to approach it from the ruins of Otowa Castle on the west side of the...

2020.05.05

Dam in Shiga Prefecture

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 ...

2020.05.05

Nara Prefecture Dam

1424-Toyoura Mountain Pond

Date of interview: 1/26/2013 (Sat)There are several unusual dams in Osaka, and I was particularly interested in this Toyourayama Pond because of its unusual location. At first, it was listed as an unconfirmed dam, but someone identified its location in a dam handbook operated by the Japan Dam Association, and...

2020.05.04

Osaka Prefecture Dam

0292-Ookura Dam

Date: 9/17/2012 (Monday)After leaving the Naruko Dam, I visited the Okura Dam, one of only two multiple arch dams in Japan. The other multiple arch dam is the Toyotoshi Pond Dam in Kagawa Prefecture, and this completes the list of dams of this type. The Okura Dam is the only one of its kind in Japan.

2020.04.11

Dam in Miyagi Prefecture

0290-Naruko Dam

Date: 9/17/2012 (Monday)The Tohoku expedition, which started with a visit to Ishibuchi Dam and Isawa Dam, is finally on its third day. This would be the last day of our enjoyable Tohoku trip. At first, we headed south on the Tohoku highway and came to Naruko Dam. There are many other dams that I would like to visit, but...

2020.03.01

Dam in Miyagi Prefecture

0394-Tamagawa Dam

Date of report：2012/9/16 (Sun.) After traveling further north from the Armorhata Dam, we came to the Tamagawa Dam. There is another dam of the same name in Ehime Prefecture, but this one is under the direct control of Akita Prefecture. Incidentally, as of January 2020, nearly seven and a half years after my visit, the Tamagawa Dam is the most ...

2020.02.02

Akita Dam

0354-Ichijogi Dam

After leaving Yuda Dam on Sunday, September 16, 2012, the group entered Yokote City, Akita Prefecture, and had lunch at "Akita Furusato Village" where they ate Yokote yakisoba for lunch. In addition, they also enjoyed Kiritanpo (sliced pork dumplings). After that, they went further north and unexpectedly came across "Ichijoki Dam" and "Ichijoki Reservoir"...

2020.01.22

Akita Dam

0247-Yuda Dam / Iwate Prefecture

Date of report：2012/9/16 (Sun)After Ishibane Dam, the next stop is finally Yuda Dam. The Yuda Dam, which I had longed to visit. My excitement was at its maximum at this time. The view of the downstream embankment from the left bank is so cool. Personally, I think Yuda Dam is the best among gravity arch dams...

2020.01.19

Iwate Prefecture Dam

0277-isawa dam

Date: 9/15/2012 (Sat)After visiting Ishibuchi Dam and having lunch at Yakeishi Qua Park Himekayu, the next stop was Isawa Dam. View of the embankment from downstreamThe Isawa Dam is so huge that even a wide-angle lens could not capture the full view when close to the embankment. View of the embankment from downstreamThe ...

2020.01.04

Iwate Prefecture Dam

0235-Ishibuchi Dam

Date of report：2012/9/15 (Sat)I am afraid that this is not the latest information on the Ishibuchi Dam, which has been stocked for 7 years, but since the Ishibuchi Dam is now a phantom dam, I hope you will consider this disclosure as a memorial....

2019.11.10

Iwate Prefecture Dam

1225-Ono Headworks

Date of interview: 2012/08/05(Sun)The Ohno Headworks is responsible for taking in up to 30 m3/s of water from the Uren Dam and Oshima Dam as its water source. A "headwall" is an intake or weir structure used to take in water from a river, mainly for agricultural use. A headwall is a structure with a bank height of 15 m...

2019.09.23

Dam in Aichi Prefecture

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...

2019.02.28

Nara Prefecture Dam

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...

2019.02.10

Nara Prefecture Dam

1232-Yahata Regulating Pond

The Yahata Regulating Pond is a central barrier-type rockfill dam dedicated to irrigation water, constructed at the end of the Nanbu-Kira Trunk Canal as part of the state-run Yahagigawa River Comprehensive Project. The dam provides a stable water supply as a source of water for the former Hazu Town. It is also an unusual dam, with beautiful flowers blooming on the riprap and looking like an earth dam despite being a rockfill dam. / Rockfill dam / 22.7m

2014.11.26

Dam in Aichi Prefecture

1280-Sodani Dam

The Sodani Dam is an earth dam dedicated to irrigation water in Tsu City, Mie Prefecture. However, one cannot help but be reminded of the "Kintetsu Osaka Line train collision" (commonly known as the Aoyama Tunnel accident) that once occurred in the vicinity of this dam. Today, a nature park called "Higashi Aoyama Shikinosato" is spreading, as if to cover up the tragedy of the past. The visit to the dam is a bit sobering. / Earth dam / 19m

2014.11.07

Dam in Mie Prefecture

3000-Gamagoori Adjustment Pond

Gamagori Regulating Pond is a regulating reservoir for the western trunk canal of the Toyokawa water supply managed by the Japan Water Agency. The area downstream of the embankment is maintained as a park and was crowded with many families. This Gamagori adjustment pond is located a little far from the center of Gamagori City, which is a production area of mandarin oranges and a driving spot for Aichi Prefecture residents, such as Laguna Gamagori and Takeshima. / Rockfill dam / 43.2m

2014.11.01

Dam in Aichi Prefecture

1877-Kawakami Dam / Okayama Prefecture

Kawakami Dam (Okayama Prefecture) is a somewhat confusing dam with the same name as the dam under construction in Mie Prefecture (as of September 2013) and the dam in Yamaguchi Prefecture. However, this one is a very ordinary agricultural reservoir. The flood discharge is of the free overflow type typical of earth dams. Earth dams are agricultural treasures. / Earth dam / 24m

2013.09.19

Okayama Prefecture Dam

1209-Oiike

Oiike is an irrigation-only earth dam located in Koda-cho, Nukata-gun, and has been recently renovated. It has just been renovated and is beautiful, and it is also an assertive dam, as you can see on the embankment. I hope the local farmers will continue to do their utmost to make the dam work as well as possible. Many cherry trees have been planted along the lakeside, making it a popular cherry blossom viewing spot. / Earth dam / 31m

2012.10.09

Dam in Aichi Prefecture

1201-Chikaga Iriike

Rikigairi Pond is an agricultural reservoir located near Kotosawa Regulating Pond, and was built by the local people. It is not easy to approach the embankment, perhaps because it is cherished by the local people. The flood discharge was also photographed through the fence. I was forced to take this picture, so I ignored the level. / Earth dam / 19m

2012.10.01

Dam in Aichi Prefecture

1233-Kotozawa Adjustment Pond

The Kotosawa Regulating Pond is located in Koda-cho, Nukata-gun, south of Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture, and is a central impervious zone-type rockfill dam under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries for irrigation purposes only. Although it looks like an earth dam at a glance, it is a rockfill dam. It is also the core dam of the national Yahagigawa River Comprehensive Project, and is an important source of irrigation water for Koda Town, Kira Town, and Hazu Town. / Earth dam / 20.5m

2012.09.29

Dam in Aichi Prefecture

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