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Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies off the eastern coast of the Asian continent and stretches from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and the Philippine Sea in the south. The kanji that make up Japan's name mean sun origin, and it is often called the Land of the Rising Sun. Japan is a stratovolcanic archipelago consisting of about 6,852 islands. The four largest are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku, which make up about ninety-seven percent of Japan's land area and often are referred to as home islands. The country is divided into 47 prefectures in eight regions, with Hokkaido being the...
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  • 4. Katsurazawa Dam Mikasa
    The Katsurazawa Dam is a dam in Hokkaidō, Japan. It was Hokkaido's first multipurpose dam and the post-war Ishikari River watershed development plan's starting point. The dam is a 63.6m in height Concrete Gravity dam, immediately downstream from the Shinkatsurazawa Dam. The artificial lake resulting from the construction of the Katsurazawa Dam is known as the Katsurazawa Lake.
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  • 7. Hiyoshi Dam Nantan
    Hiyoshi Dam is a dam in Nantan, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The dam construction started in 1992 and was completed in 1996. Hiyoshi Dam is a concrete gravity dam with a height of 67.4 m and a length of 438 m. It creates the artificial lake Amawaka , with an area of 2.74 km². Initial planning for its construction started in 1961, as a measure to protect downstream area from frequent floods by the Katsura river.Hiyoshi Dam is used for three main purposes: flood control, river maintenance and water supply. The dam temporarily stores surges in river water during floods, regulating the flow and avoiding damage to downstream areas. The dam is designed for 100-year floods . The maximum release of water during flood control operations in normal situations is 150 cubic meters per second. However, if ...
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  • 8. Nichinan Dam Nichinan
    Nichinan is a town located in Hino District, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. As of 2016, the town had an estimated population of 4,665 and a density of 13.7 persons per km². The total area is 340.87 square kilometres , representing 10% of the total area of Tottori Prefecture, and making it the largest administrative district in the prefecture. 90% of the town is covered by forest, and 5% of the land is arable. Areas of Nichinan are part of Hiba-Dogo-Taishaku Quasi-National Park.
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  • 10. Hyugami Dam Reservoir Yame
    Hyugami Dam is a dam in Yame, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
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  • 11. Surikamigawa Dam Fukushima
    Surikamigawa Dam is a rock-fill dam built on the Surikami River in the Moniwa area of Iizaka, Fukushima, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. It was opened in 2006 and is administered by the Tohoku Regional Bureau Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. A multipurpose dam, it was built to provide water to the nearby cities of Nihonmatsu, Fukushima and surrounding areas. It also works in conjunction with Shichikashuku Dam and Miharu Dam to control flooding on the Abukuma River. There are also hydroelectric power facilities operated by Tohoku Electric Power. The name of the artificial lake the dam forms was chosen from over a thousand ballots cast by the public, with Lake Moniwa ultimately being chosen.
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  • 12. Kuzuryu Dam Ono
    The Kuzuryu Dam is a dam in the city of Ōno in the Fukui Prefecture of Japan. The dam supports a 220 MW hydroelectric power station.
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  • 14. Kitagawa Dam Saiki
    Kitagawa Dam is a dam in the Saiki, Ōita, Japan, completed in 1962. It spans the Kita River, a class A river, in the Gokase River drainage system. It is managed by Ōita Prefecture, and it is an 82.0 meter tall concrete arch dam. It is the largest dam in the Gokase River drainage system, and it was built with government subsidies with the goal of flood control and hydroelectric power generation for the Kita River basin. The man-made lake formed by the dam is the largest such reservoir of any dam administered by the prefecture, but it is simply called the Kitagawa Dam Lake and has no nickname. Despite that in 2005 it was selected by the Dam Waters Environment Development Center Foundation as one of the top one hundred reservoirs.
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  • 15. Fukuoka Dam Tsukubamirai
    Fukuoka Dam is a dam that spans the Kokai River in Tsukubamirai, Ibaraki, Japan. It is one of the three largest dams in the Kanto Region. It is also the location of the Fukuoka Dam Sakura Park. The dam, which was originally called Yamada-numa Dam, was constructed in 1625 for irrigation purposes. Until that time, the area was a marshland that was prone to flooding and was, therefore, unsuitable for farming. After the dam was constructed, it became possible to grow rice in the area. When it was rebuilt in the Fukuoka area of the city in 1722, it was renamed Fukuoka Dam. It was rebuilt in wood in 1886 and again in reinforced concrete in 1923. Due to an increase in the flow of the Kokai River and the fact that the dam was deteriorating due to age, it was rebuilt again from 1965 to 1971. The to...
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