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0881-Dashidaira Dam

Interview Date: 06/16/2013 (Sun) We will stay overnight in Unazuki Onsen and take the Kurobe Gorge Railway to Zelkidaira the next day. When riding on the Kurobe Gorge Railway, you will see on the right hand side in the direction of travel the Dashihei Dam owned by Kansai Electric Power Co. The Dashihira Dam is a dam only for power generation, and water is taken in this dam...

2021.01.10

Dam in Toyama 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

1431-Eiraku Dam

Date of visit: 06/08/2013 (Sat) After visiting Shintaki Pond, Takino Pond, and Inakura Pond, we entered the adjacent Kumatori Town from Izumisano City, and the fourth dam we visited that day was Eiraku Dam. Parking lot on the left bank Eiraku Dam is located in Okuyama Ameyama Nature Park, adjacent to Eiraku Dream Forest Park, and a hiking course...

2020.10.29

Osaka Prefecture Dam

3127-Shintaki no Ike (also known as Shintaki-no Ike, Shintaki-no Pond)

I had an event in Osaka on that day, and I came to Shintaki no Ike to visit a dam in the southern part of Osaka Prefecture until the event started. The stone monument at the site is called "Shintaki-no-ike" and on some maps it is called "Shintaki-noike". Various...

2020.10.09

Osaka Prefecture Dam

0505-Nagashino weir (also known as Hananoki Dam)

Date of visit: 06/01/2013 (Sat) I stopped by on my way to Uren Dam for the "2nd Gathering with Dam Lovers in Uren/Oshima Dam". As the name suggests, the Nagashino weir is not a dam but a weir according to the definition of the River Law because the height of the weir is less than 15 meters. Nagashino weir...

2020.10.06

Dam in Aichi Prefecture

0423-Akashiba Dam

Interview Date: 05/26/2013 (Sun) After Tainai No. 2 Dam, Oishi Dam, and Iwafune Dam, I finally landed in Yamagata Prefecture for the first time. To tell the truth, I wanted to visit the Yokogawa Dam, but I had to make the Akashiba Dam the last place I visited this time because I had to work the next day and had to travel to Aichi...

2020.09.20

Yamagata Prefecture Dam

0748-Iwafune Dam

Date of interview: 05/26/2013 (Sun.) After the Tainai No. 2 Dam and the Oishi Dam, we visited this Iwafune Dam. This is another power plant dam owned by Arakawa Hydroelectric Corporation, which generates hydroelectric power at the Oishi Power Station using the Oishi Dam as a reservoir. Incidentally, if you go from the Oishi Dam, you will see the Iwafune Dam at the hand...

2020.09.19

Niigata Prefecture Dam

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

0747-Tainai Second Dam

The next day, we planned to go on a solo tour of dams in the northern part of Niigata Prefecture. That is why we came to the Tainai No. 2 Dam. The name "Tainai" comes from the Tainai River, which is also the name of a river...

2020.09.10

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

0751-Agegawa Dam

Date of visit: 05/25/2013 (Sat.) After the Shimojogawa Dam and Hayadegawa Dam, we visited the Agegawa Dam. It is located in the Agano River (called the Aga River in Fukushima Prefecture), which has its headwaters in the Arakai Mountains on the border between Tochigi and Fukushima Prefectures, and is the downstream-most dam owned by Tohoku Electric Power Co. In the name of...

2020.07.26

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

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

1561-Kazeya Dam

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

2020.05.13

Nara Prefecture Dam

1559-Sarutani Dam

Date: 3/24/2013 (Sun) The Sarutani Dam was the next dam we visited after Ichinoki Dam on our mission to pick up the dam lover's helmets that had been completed up to Nanashiki Dam. After Ichinoki Dam, we headed south on National Route 168, and as the road became more and more mountainous, we came to Sarutani Dam...

2020.05.10

Nara Prefecture Dam

1574-Ichinoki Dam

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

2020.05.09

Nara Prefecture Dam

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