F (flood control, agricultural disaster prevention)

1129-Nyukawa Dam

Date：2013/10/6(Sun) with DAM NIGHT in Nagoya I went around the Kiso River dams to take dam photos for the presentation and exhibition, and my final destination was the Niu River Dam. The Niu River Dam is a multi-purpose dam operated by the Gifu Prefectural Government...

2021.05.19

Dam in Gifu Prefecture

0846-Muromaki Dam

Date of report：2013/08/04 (Sun.) The Muromaki Dam is located southward from the Yatsuo Dam. You can naturally reach it by heading south along the Muromaki River (Ida River) on Prefectural Route 230. However, according to Toyama Prefecture's website, the road downstream is not good, so we took National Road No. 472, Shoma...

2021.05.04

Dam in Toyama Prefecture

3699-Kumanogawa Dam

Date of report：2013/08/03 (Sat) I visited Arimine Dam, Sukenobu Dam, Oguchigawa Dam, and Omata Dam to see the Kumanogawa Dam. The Kumanogawa Dam is located in Toyama Prefecture, although the name of the dam alone suggests that it might be in Mie or Wakayama Prefecture. We also saw the Hokuriku Electric Power Co. dam throughout the day...

2021.04.18

Dam in Toyama Prefecture

0947-Managawa Dam

On this day, I came to Managawa Dam to attend a talk by Mr. Yajaku, a fellow dam enthusiast, and a tour of the embankment as part of the "Friendship with Forests and Lakes Season" event. View of the upstream face of the embankment from the left bank It was mid-summer, but the heat was gone when I saw the dam. Managawa Dam...

2021.02.21

Fukui Prefecture Dam

0642-Urayama Dam

Date：July 15, 2013 (Mon) I went from Arima Dam to Chichibu City to have lunch, but all the places were full, so I wandered up to Urayama Dam thinking that there would be something to eat while moving around. I went to the Urayama Dam with my family, but they said they would wait in the car, so I just went around to take pictures...

2021.02.03

Saitama Prefecture Dam

0640-arima dam

Date of visit: 07/15/2013 (Monday) I stayed two nights in Tachikawa, Tokyo due to a dam mania exhibition at the Sagami Lake Exchange Center, and decided that it would be a waste to go home via Chichibu on the Chuo Expressway. The place...

2021.01.27

Saitama Prefecture Dam

1317-Kimigano Dam

Date of report：2013/07/06 (Sat) On this day, my family and I went for a drive to Anno Dam, and then visited this Kimigano Dam. In fact, the Kimigano Dam is one of the dams that I have not been able to visit despite the fact that it is relatively close by. On the way from Anno Dam to Kimigano Dam, we visited the Kumozu...

2021.01.24

Dam in Mie Prefecture

0873-Unazuki Dam

Date: 06/15/2013 (Sat.) - 06/16/2013 (Sun.) On this day, a dam enthusiast was going to be interviewed on TV in Unazuki, Toyama, so I went along with other enthusiasts from around the country. It was my first visit to Unazuki Dam, and I was looking forward to it, but...

2021.01.10

Dam in Toyama Prefecture

0775-Oishi Dam

After visiting the Tainai No. 2 Dam, the next dam I visited was the Oishi Dam. At the time, Prefectural Road No. 272 was closed to traffic, so we had no choice but to use National Road No. 290 and No. 113 as a detour, but it turned out to be quite a detour. The Oishi Dam is under the direct control of the Ministry of Land, Inf...

2020.09.19

Niigata Prefecture Dam

0766-Kajikawa flood control dam

After visiting the top of Uchinokura Dam, I decided to visit the Kajikawa flood control dam on my way downstream. As the name suggests, the Kajigawa flood control dam is a gravity-fed concrete dam dedicated to flood control, and can be said to be the key to the flood control of the Kajigawa River. However, the Kaji...

2020.09.08

Niigata Prefecture Dam

0762-Uchinokura Dam

Date of interview：2013/05/25 (Sat) I came to Uchikura Dam after Shimojogawa Dam, Hayadegawa Dam, and Agegawa Dam. The main event of this visit was to attend the wedding ceremony of a fellow dam member. The wedding ceremony was held in the embankment of Uchikura Dam, a wonderful event....

2020.09.06

Niigata Prefecture Dam

0776-Hayadegawa Dam

Date of visit：2013/05/25 (Sat) After the Shimojogawa Dam, we next visited the Hayadegawa Dam. Like the Shimojogawa Dam, the Hayadegawa Dam is also operated by Niigata Prefecture, and its purpose is flood control, irrigation water, and power generation. Entrance to the dam site General vehicles are not allowed to enter the dam site...

2020.07.25

Niigata Prefecture Dam

0763-Gejo River Dam

Date of interview：2013/05/25 (Sat) I came to Shimojogawa Dam via Chuo highway → Nagano highway → Joshinetsu highway → Hokuriku highway because my dam friends were going to hold a wedding ceremony at Uchikura Dam in Niigata Prefecture. We arrived at 5:00 in the early morning. It was far away. I wondered if it was called a control center... The Shimojogawa Dam Control Center...

2020.07.19

Niigata Prefecture Dam

1169-Oshiro River Farmland Disaster Prevention Dam

Date of visit: 2013/05/18 (Sat) Like the nearby Harano Valley River Dam, the purpose of the Ojiro River Farmland Disaster Prevention Dam is flood control and farmland disaster prevention, and it is a perforated dam that does not usually store water. I visited the Harano Valley River Dam on my way to visit the dam. (I did not expect to visit the Harano Valley River Dam to practice singing and dancing...

2020.07.18

Shizuoka Prefecture Dam

3122-Eiheiji Dam

Date of report：2013/04/29 (Mon.) We traveled from the Masudani Dam to the Eiheiji Dam. It was a random route, so if I had planned the itinerary in advance, this probably would not have happened. Eiheiji Dam is located behind Eiheiji Temple, the head temple of the Soto sect of Buddhism.

2020.07.16

Fukui Prefecture Dam

0951-Masutani Dam

Date of visit：2013/04/29 (Mon.) We moved from the Futatsuya Diversion Weir to the Masudani Dam. We were told in advance at the Hirono Dam management office that the road on the right bank of the Masudani Dam was closed due to construction, so we visited the dam from the left bank first. The Masudani Dam was constructed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries of...

2020.07.03

Fukui Prefecture Dam

3328-Futatsuya Bunksuizui Weir / Fukui Prefecture

Date of interview: 2013/04/29 (Mon.) The name "Futatsuya Diversion Weir" makes it sound like a weir rather than a dam, but it is a magnificent dam with an embankment height of 24.7m. It is located upstream of Hirono Dam. On the local signboard, the embankment is described as a "diversion works. Therefore, it is also called Futatsuya Diversion Works...

2020.06.28

Fukui Prefecture Dam

0945-Hirono Dam/Hirono Dam

Date of interview: 2013/04/29 (Mon.) It was seven years ago, so I have completely forgotten why I went to Hirono Dam on that day, but I think it was probably because I stopped by for a day trip drive during Golden Week. View of the downstream embankment from the right bank Hirono Dam...

2020.06.24

Fukui Prefecture Dam

1402-Ono Dam

After finishing the first day of the Hatakawa Dam, we stayed overnight in Ayabe, visited the Yurakawa Dam on the first day of the second day, and stopped by the Wachi Dam on the second day and the Ono Dam on the third day. A view of the signboard of the Ono Dam from the right bank.

2020.05.04

Kyoto Prefecture Dam

3631-Hatakawaki Dam

Date of interview: 12/30/2012 (Sun.) - 31/2012 (Sat.) The Hatakawaki Dam is a so-called saddle dam, although it is because it is located beside the main body, the Hatakawaki Dam. At the time of construction, it was also called an "impervious retaining wall construction. The Sanin Main Line runs south of the reservoir, and if the reservoir were to be flooded with water as it is, the water pressure would...

2020.04.20

Kyoto Prefecture Dam

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