Dam in Chubu Region

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

1312-Nanairo Dam

Date of interview: 3/24/2013 (Sun) Next to Okusato Dam, we visited Nanashiki Dam for our mission to pick up the dam enthusiasts' helmets that had been completed to Nanashiki Dam. The Nanashiki Dam is a power generation-only dam owned by J-Power Development Co.

2020.05.23

Dam in Mie Prefecture

0990-Iwakura Dam

The day after the "1st Gathering with Dam Lovers in Agigawa Dam" was held, I was going to visit the Shin-Toyone Dam, but I remembered that there was a dam near the Shin-Toyone Dam that I had not visited yet, so I decided to visit the Iwakura Dam in a hurry. The right bank...

2020.05.07

Nagano Prefecture Dam

1225-Ono Headworks

Date of interview: 2012/08/05 (Sun) The Ono 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 "headworks" is an intake or weir structure used to take in water from a river, mainly for agricultural use. The headworks are 15...

2019.09.23

Dam in Aichi 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

0928-tatsumi dam

Date of interview: 2012/02/19 (Sun)Location: (Left bank) Aiaizawa-cho, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture (Right bank) Kamitatsumi-cho, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture Please forgive me for finally writing an article on the occasion of the test discharge after almost 7 years.... On that day, it snowed from the day before and I did not have studless tires in Kyoto...

2019.01.26

Dam in Ishikawa Prefecture

1100-Hakusui Dam

Date of interview: Sunday, July 3, 2011Location: 536-3, Shirasumidani, Hirase, Shirakawa-mura, Ono-gun, Gifu PrefectureWe were kindly allowed to visit the Shirasui Dam, which is normally off-limits to visitors, by courtesy of the Power Supply Development Co. Shirasui Lakeside Lodge and Shirasui Refugee Hut We came to Shirasui Dam from Daikokuya Dam...

2017.09.25

Dam in Gifu Prefecture

1110-Ookurodani Dam

Date: Sunday, July 3, 2011Location: 185-2, Aza-Daikokuya, Onogami-Sato, Shokawa-cho, Takayama City, Gifu PrefectureGathering place: Hirugano Kogen Ski Resort (This was 6 years ago, but I'm very sorry) Power Development Corporation kindly allowed us to visit Daikokuya Dam and Hakusui Dam, which were originally off limits to the public...

2017.09.20

Dam in Gifu Prefecture

1232-Yahata Regulating Pond

The Yahata Regulating Pond is a central barrier-type rockfill dam dedicated to irrigation water, constructed at the end of the Nanbu-Kira Trunk Canal as part of the state-run Yahagigawa River Comprehensive Project. The dam provides a stable water supply as a source of water for the former Hazu Town. It is also an unusual dam, with beautiful flowers blooming on the riprap and looking like an earth dam despite being a rockfill dam. / Rockfill dam / 22.7m

2014.11.26

Dam in Aichi Prefecture

1280-Sodani Dam

The Sodani Dam is an earth dam dedicated to irrigation water in Tsu City, Mie Prefecture. However, one cannot help but be reminded of the "Kintetsu Osaka Line train collision" (commonly known as the Aoyama Tunnel accident) that once occurred in the vicinity of this dam. Today, a nature park called "Higashi Aoyama Shikinosato" is spreading, as if to cover up the tragedy of the past. The visit to the dam is a bit sobering. / Earth dam / 19m

2014.11.07

Dam in Mie Prefecture

3000-Gamagoori Adjustment Pond

Gamagori Regulating Pond is a regulating reservoir for the western trunk canal of the Toyokawa water supply managed by the Japan Water Agency. The area downstream of the embankment is maintained as a park and was crowded with many families. This Gamagori adjustment pond is located a little far from the center of Gamagori City, which is a production area of mandarin oranges and a driving spot for Aichi Prefecture residents, such as Laguna Gamagori and Takeshima. / Rockfill dam / 43.2m

2014.11.01

Dam in Aichi Prefecture

0000-Yamaguchi Dam (Yamaguchi River Regulating Pond)

Yamaguchi Dam (Yamaguchi River Regulating Pond) is located in Seto City, Aichi Prefecture, and has lost its function as a flood control and water utilization dam. Currently, it functions as an erosion control dam. You have to go through the bushes to reach the embankment, but you will be deeply moved when you get there. The moss-covered, rough embankment. The rusty parapet. The white water flowing in contrast with the frozen time is also beautiful. / Gravity concrete dam / 17.1m

2014.06.11

Dam in Aichi Prefecture

1001-Hiraoka Dam

The Hiraoka Dam is currently owned by Chubu Electric Power Company, but was started in 1938 by Tenryu River Power Company, which was later merged with Yahagi Hydro Company. The 16 Chuden red crest gates are a spectacular sight. / Gravity concrete dam / 62.5m

2013.09.16

Nagano Prefecture Dam

989-Taiwu Dam/Yasooka Dam

Taifu Dam is a gravity-type concrete dam built in 1935 by Yahagi Hydro Corporation, the successor to Momosuke Fukuzawa's will. The dam is now owned by Chubu Electric Power Co. The dam's curvaceous embankment is so beautiful that it has been selected as one of Japan's Modern Civil Engineering Heritages. The dam was used to supply 50-Hz electricity to eastern Japan in the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake. / Gravity concrete dam / 50m

2013.01.14

Nagano Prefecture Dam

1057-Oi Dam

The Oi Dam is a gravity concrete dam dedicated to power generation, built by Momosuke Fukuzawa, the son-in-law of Yukichi Fukuzawa and founder of Daido Power Company. The dam was built in the Taisho Era (1912-1926), giving it a sense of Taisho Romanticism. The dam lake formed by the Oi Dam on the Kiso River has since become a tourist attraction in the Tokai region as "Ena Gorge. / Gravity concrete dam / 53.4m

2013.01.06

Dam in Gifu Prefecture

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