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0570-Shiobara Dam

Date of interview: 11/19/2014 (Wednesday)On this day, I visited Nasu Shiobara in Tochigi Prefecture for the first time in four years. The last time I visited Nasu Shiobara, I took the Shinkansen bullet train to participate in a tour of the Yashio Dam and the Snakeo River Dam, but I felt it was a waste of a long trip, so this time I drove to the me...

2022.07.10

Tochigi Prefecture Dam

3045-Mitakara Dam

Interview Date: 04/20/2014 (Sun)The Minosho area where the Sanpo Dam is located originally had "three wells," as the name of the area suggests, and they were treasures for the residents to nurture their lives. The name "Sanpo Dam" was given to the dam in the hope that it would be a treasure as well....

2022.04.04

Hyogo Prefecture Dam

3234-Kurikara Dam

Interview Date: 04/20/2014 (Sun) Kurigara Dam was originally constructed under the name of Nishiki Dam (Nishiki Dam). It is a gravity-type concrete dam designed to control floods in the Kurigara area, provide water for the water supply, and maintain the normal functioning of running water. The name "Kurigara" is a reference to the Genpei...

2022.03.10

Hyogo Prefecture Dam

2126-Kawaguchi Dam

Date of interview: 3/2/2014 (Sun.) The last dam I chose for this day's Shikoku dam tour was Kawaguchi Dam, located at the downstream end of the Naga River. To tell the truth, I wanted to stop by Fukui Dam and Masaki Dam, but it was around 3:45 p.m. when we arrived at Kawaguchi Dam. And since the embankment height is low, we didn't have that much time...

2021.10.03

Tokushima Prefecture Dam

2122-Nagayasuguchi Dam

Interview Date: 3/2/2014 (Sun.) One of the dams in Shikoku that has been on my mind for a long time was this Chouankou Dam. The Chinese character "Chouan" sounds like "Chouankou," but "Nagayasuguchi" is the correct name. Nagayasu" is the name of the place where the entrance to the ...

2021.09.19

Tokushima Prefecture Dam

2309-Nagase Dam

The Nagase Dam is located up the national highway along the Monobe River following the Yoshino Dam. The signboard standing on the right bank of the river depicts a unique character, which was drawn by the late Yanase Takashi, a cartoonist and picture book author associated with the local area....

2021.08.28

Dam in Kochi Prefecture

2307-Yoshino Dam

Date of visit: Sunday, March 2, 2014 After touring Shingu Dam and Yanase Dam, participating in an event at Hayamoura Dam, and staying overnight in Kochi City, we came to Yoshino Dam in Kami City. We planned to visit the dams along Route 195 and return home. The entrance back along the National Road...

2021.08.22

Dam in Kochi Prefecture

2243-Yanase Dam / Ehime, Japan

Date of visit: 3/1/2014 (Sat.) From Shingu Dam, we came via National Route 319, which runs along the reservoir, to Yanase Dam, which is located upstream. In Shikoku, there is a dam in Tokushima, which is pronounced "Yanase," which is also written as "Uryase. The name "Yanase" is also pronounced "Yanase" in Tokushima, so it may sound like "Which one?

2021.08.09

Ehime Dam

2267-Shingu Dam

The day of the interview: Saturday, March 1, 2014I came to Shikoku to participate in a "meeting to praise the Hayamaura Dam" organized by dam enthusiast Yajaku-san, and stopped by this Shingu Dam on the way to the venue, the Hayamaura Dam. The Shingu Dam was built on the Doyama River, a tributary of the Yoshino River...

2021.07.31

Ehime Dam

1399-Segi Dam

Date of interview: 1/4/2014 (Sat.) On this day, I was making my first dam visit to the dams in eastern Hyogo and western Kyoto. I had visited Hiyoshi Dam several times, but I remembered that there was a dam upstream of Hiyoshi Dam that I had not yet visited, so I visited the Segi Dam. The Segi Dam is downstream of the Hiyoshi Dam, which was built...

2021.06.26

Kyoto Prefecture Dam

3209-Mikumari Dam

Date of interview: 1/4/2014 (Sat.) On this day, the Mikumari Dam was the next dam we visited after the Hachimantani Dam. The name of the dam is written in hiragana, which is unusual. To approach Mikumari Dam from Hachimantani Dam, it looks like you can go from the upstream side of Mikumari Dam on the map, but on the way...

2021.06.19

Hyogo Prefecture Dam

1129-Nyukawa Dam

Date of interview：2013/10/6 (Sun)with DAM NIGHT in Nagoya, I went around the dams on the Kiso River 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

0992-Tokiwa Dam (also known as Oshima Dam)

Interview Date: 10/6/2013 (Sun)On this day, I was touring the dams along the Kiso River to take dam photos for the presentation and exhibition of the with DAM NIGHT in Nagoya, when I suddenly remembered there was a dam I had not seen yet, so I came...

2021.05.16

Nagano Prefecture Dam

3629-Fujikogawa Dam

Date: Friday, August 16, 2013Fujikogawa Dam is located in Sekigahara Town, Gifu Prefecture, which is famous for the Battle of Sekigahara, a battle that divided the country under the rule of the Emperor. It is located close to the site of the battle and is surrounded by the ruins of the camps of famous warlords such as Ukita Hideie, Otani Yoshitsugu, Konishi Yukinaga, and Shimazu Yoshihiro.

2021.05.09

Dam in Gifu Prefecture

3590-Sarukoshi Dam

Date of visit: Sunday, August 04, 2013About 20 minutes southward from Nakayama Dam, about 12.2 km away, we came to Sarukoshi Dam, which is also owned by Toyama Prefectural Enterprise Bureau. We arrived at the Sarukoshi Dam, which is also owned by the Toyama Prefectural Bureau of Public Enterprises and dedicated to power generation. The section of National Highway No. 471/472 is a narrow road, and is a so-called "bad road"...

2021.05.05

Dam in Toyama Prefecture

0847-Nakayama Dam

Date of interview: 2013/08/04 (Sun)From Yatsuo Dam and Muromaki Dam, head further south on Route 471/472 (duplicate section) along the river as if you were going up the Ida River (Ohagatani River and Muromaki River). On the way, there is a hydroelectric dam operated by the Toyama Prefectural Government called Nibu Suiso Dam in Nibu Suiso Tank on your left...

2021.05.05

Dam in Toyama Prefecture

0846-Muromaki Dam

Date of report:2013/08/04(Sun)We arrived at the Muromaki Dam after traveling south from the Yatsuo Dam. If you go south along the Muromaki River (Ida River) on Prefectural Road No. 230, you will naturally reach the dam. However, according to Toyama Prefecture's website, the road is not good downstream, so we took National Road 472, Shoma To...

2021.05.04

Dam in Toyama Prefecture

0849-Yatsuo Dam/Yatsuo Dam

Date of report：2013/08/04 (Sun)After visiting the Arimine and Jinzu River dams, I stayed overnight at the Yatsuo Yume no Mori Yuyuukan in Yatsuo Town, Toyama City, played at the Toyama City Family Park the next morning, and decided to stop by a dam on my way home. Yatsuo Dam was the first dam we visited that day. Yatsuo in Osaka...

2021.05.04

Dam in Toyama Prefecture

0838-Jinzan Dam (Jinzu River Third Dam)

Date of interview: 2013/08/03 (Sat)This is the Jinzan Dam, the third son of the three Jinzu River brothers. This dam is located at the downstream end of the Jinzu River. The upstream side of the embankment can be seen from the left bank. By the way, I am checking the photo again...

2021.05.03

Dam in Toyama Prefecture

0836-Jinichi Dam (Jinzu River First Dam)

Date of interview: 2013/08/03 (Sat)After the Shinji Dam, we came to the Shinichi Dam, which is the eldest son. The Shinji Dam is the eldest in terms of the year of completion, but the Shinichi Dam is the oldest in terms of the year of start of construction. Looking at the downstream side of the embankment from the left bank, it is a little backlit, but the sun's rays are ...

2021.05.01

Dam in Toyama Prefecture

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