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1317-Kimigano Dam

Date of report：2013/07/06 (Sat)On this day, my family and I went for a drive to the Anno Dam, and then visited the 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, I visited Kumozu...

Dam in Mie Prefecture

0873-Unazuki Dam

Date: 06/15/2013 (Sat.) - 06/16/2013 (Sun.) On this day, a dam enthusiast was being interviewed for a TV program in Unazuki, Toyama, and I was invited to join him along with other dam enthusiasts from around the country. I was looking forward to visiting the Unazuki Dam for the first time, but unfortunately...

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. The parking lot Nagaraku Dam on the left bank is located in the Okuyama Ameyama Nature Park, adjacent to Nagaraku Dream Forest Park, which also has a hiking course...

Osaka Prefecture Dam

1429-Inakura Pond

Date of interview: 06/08/2013 (Sat)After visiting Shintaki Pond and Takino Pond, we next visited Inakura Pond. The map showed that, like Shintaki Pond, Inakura Pond has become a place of recreation and relaxation for local citizens, with a playing field and the Izumisano City Outdoor Activity Center. Stone monument on the right bank of the river, Tenkei Isan: ......

Osaka Prefecture Dam

0762-Uchinokura Dam

Date of report：2013/05/25 (Sat)I came to Uchikura Dam after Shimojogawa Dam, Hayadegawa Dam, and Agegawa Dam. I came to Uchikura Dam after visiting Shimojogawa Dam, Hayadegawa Dam, and Agegawa Dam. The wedding ceremony was held in the embankment of Uchikura Dam, which was a wonderful event. The wedding ceremony was to be held inside the embankment of the Uchikura Dam.

Niigata Prefecture Dam

3122-Eiheiji Dam

Date of report：2013/04/29 (Monday)We traveled from Masudani Dam to 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.

Fukui Prefecture Dam

0951-Masutani Dam

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

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 24.7 meters. 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 or Fut...

Fukui Prefecture Dam

3631-Hatakawaki Dam

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

Kyoto Prefecture Dam

3170-Hatagawa Dam

Interview Date: 12/30 (Sun.) to 31 (Sat.), 2012This 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...

Kyoto 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.

Dam in Miyagi Prefecture

0256-Gosho Dam

Date of interview: Sunday, September 16, 2012I left Tamagawa Dam and returned to Iwate Prefecture. I was the only member of the group who stayed overnight in the car, but he accompanied me to Hashiba Onsen Shin Hashiba-no-Yu at Roadside Station Shizukuishi Anekko, and we arrived at Gosho Dam while eating Morioka cold noodles for dinner....

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 ...

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 ...

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...

Dam in Aichi Prefecture

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

Nara Prefecture Dam

1579-Otaki Dam

Date of report: 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 check for any abnormalities in the dam itself and the surrounding area...

Nara Prefecture Dam

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...

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...

Nara Prefecture Dam

3039-Otsuro Dam

Date of interview: Saturday, March 10, 2012Location: 162-1-1, Hongo, Ooi-machi, Oi-gun, FukuiPrefecture, JapanThe year 2012 was a banner year for test releases, and only one month after the test release of the Tatsumi Dam, the Otsuro Dam in Fukui Prefecture was to release water on a trial basis. There is one other dam, but it...

Fukui Prefecture Dam

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