Sakuma Dam

The Sakuma Dam is a dam on the , located on the border of Toyone, Kitashitara District, on the island of Honshū, . It is one of the tallest dams in Japan and supports a 350 MW hydroelectric power station.
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Photo: Yobito KAYANUMA, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Dam
  • Description: dam
  • Also known as: “Sakuma-damu”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chūbu-Tenryū Station and Sakuma Station.

Railway station
Photo: ButuCC, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a railway station on the Iida Line in Tenryū-ku, Hamamatsu, , , operated by Central Japan Railway Company. is situated 2 km southeast of Sakuma Dam.

Railway station
Photo: ButuCC, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a railway station on the Iida Line in Tenryū-ku, Hamamatsu, , , operated by Central Japan Railway Company. is situated 1½ km southeast of Sakuma Dam.

Electrical substation
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is an electrical substation, which is situated 2 km south of Sakuma Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Toyone and Toei.

Village
Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village located in Kitashitara District, , Japan. As of 1 October 2019, the village had an estimated population of 1,031 in 507 households, and a population density of 6.61 persons per km². is situated 9 km northwest of Sakuma Dam.

Town
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Tōei is a town located in Kitashitara District, , . As of 1 October 2019, the town had an estimated population of 3,033 in 1438 households, and a population density of 24.6 persons per km2. is situated 9 km west of Sakuma Dam.

Sakuma Dam

Latitude
35.09945° or 35° 5′ 58″ north
Longitude
137.79389° or 137° 47′ 38″ east
Elevation
245 metres (804 feet)
Open location code
8Q7V3QXV+QH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1289135788
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Geo­Names ID
7572443
Wiki­data ID
Q1141896
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Uzbek—“Sakuma Dam” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Сакума (язовир)”
  • Bulgarian: “Сакума”
  • Cebuano: “Sakuma-damu”
  • Chinese: “佐久間大壩”
  • Chinese: “佐久間水壩”
  • Chinese: “佐久間水庫”
  • Chinese: “佐久间水坝”
  • Chinese: “佐久间湖”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سد سكومه”
  • German: “Sakuma-Talsperre”
  • Indonesian: “Bendungan Sakuma”
  • Italian: “diga di Sakuma”
  • Italian: “Diga di Sakuma”
  • Japanese: “さくまだむ”
  • Japanese: “佐久間ダム”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sakuma vannkraftverk”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sakuma-demningen”
  • Norwegian: “Sakuma-demningen”
  • Persian: “سد ساکوما”
  • Uzbek: “Sakuma toʻgʻoni”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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