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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

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

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

3170-Hatagawa Dam

Interview Date: 12/30 (Sun.) to 31 (Sat.), 2012 The year 2012 was a miraculous year in which three dams (Tatsumi Dam, Otsuro Dam, and Otaki Dam) conducted test water releases in conjunction with test flooding, but there was one more dam that came in at the end of the year. This was the Hata River Dam...

2020.04.19

Kyoto Prefecture Dam

0292-Ookura Dam

After leaving the Naruko Dam, we 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

0256-Gosho Dam

Date of report：2012/9/16 (Sun) I left Tamagawa Dam and returned to Iwate Prefecture. I was the only one who stayed overnight in the car, but he took me to Hashiba Onsen Shin Hashiba-no-Yu at Roadside Station Shizukuishi Anekko, and we had Morioka cold noodles for dinner before arriving at the Gosho Dam...

2020.02.02

Iwate Prefecture Dam

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

0277-isawa dam

After visiting Ishibuchi Dam and having lunch at Yakeishi Qua Park Himekayu, the next stop was Isawa Dam. View of the embankment from downstream The 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 downstream View of the flow guide wall...

2020.01.04

Iwate Prefecture Dam

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 statue at the entrance of Shigisan parking lot At the entrance of Shigisan...

2019.09.21

Nara Prefecture Dam

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 Many road bikes...

2019.09.16

Nara Prefecture Dam

1579-Otaki Dam

Date of interview: 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 confirm that there were no abnormalities in the dam itself or the surrounding area...

2019.09.16

Nara Prefecture Dam

1359-Ishida River Dam

Date of visit: Saturday, March 10, 2012 Location: Kadokawa, Imazu-cho, Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture I stopped by on my way home from visiting the Otsuro Dam test discharge, but it was too late in the evening and there was quite a bit of snow on the ground to get close to the embankment. View of the levee downstream from the right bank.

2019.02.03

Dam in Shiga Prefecture

3039-Otsuro Dam

Date of interview: Saturday, March 10, 2012Location: 162-1-18 Hongo, Ooi-machi, Oi-gun, Fukui PrefectureThis year 2012 was a banner year for test releases, with the Otsuro Dam in Fukui Prefecture releasing water only one month after the Tatsumi Dam test release. There is one other dam, the...

2019.02.03

Fukui Prefecture Dam

1578-Iwaigawa Dam

Date of interview: 2012/02/04 (Sat)Location: Shikanoen-cho, Nara City, Nara PrefectureThe Iwai River Dam is a gravity-type concrete dam operated by Nara Prefecture, located near the entrance to the Koenzan Driveway. We stopped by on our way to a meeting with dam friends...

2018.08.25

Nara Prefecture Dam

2439-Inunaki Dam

Location: 72-2 Nibanno, Inunaki, Miyawaka-shi, Fukuoka, Japan Date of interview: 06/13/2011 (Monday) There is no apparition at the Inunaki Dam. There is no such thing in this article. If you came here expecting that, please back up your browser now. I was disturbing the locals with my test of courage...

2014.12.17

Fukuoka Prefecture Dam

1440-Sayama Pond Dam

Sayama Pond Dam is the oldest earth dam in Japan, a reservoir that has been passed down from generation to generation since the 7th century, and now serves not only as an earth dam for farmers, but also to protect the lives and property of citizens, and has been transformed into a place for birds and citizens to relax. It will be passed on to the next generation for another 100 to 200 years. / Earth dam /18.5m

2014.10.24

Osaka Prefecture Dam

1479-Hikihara Dam

Hikihara Dam is a Hyogo Prefecture-owned gravity concrete dam located in Shiso City, Hyogo Prefecture. The dam site is equipped with a parking lot. Valuable remains from the time of construction have been preserved and can be viewed freely. The embankment can be seen from downstream, so it is a highly recommended dam. / Gravity concrete dam / 66m

2014.02.23

Hyogo Prefecture Dam

2931-dono dam/tonodamu

Tono Dam, located in Tottori Prefecture, is a multi-purpose rock-fill dam under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Its main features are a cascade-type flood discharge and an airlock-type continuous siphon intake system. We visited the dam site six hours after receiving information that the test discharge was about to start, but unfortunately it was a day too early and we were not allowed to enter the dam site.... / Rockfill dam / 75m

2014.01.07

Dam in Tottori Prefecture

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