Yanagawa Dam
Yanagawa Dam is an earthfill dam located in Chiba Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control. The catchment area of the dam is 11.4 km2. The dam impounds about 16 ha of land when full and can store 1.72 million m3 of water.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gyosei International School and Kōzō-ji.
Gyosei International School
School
Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
The Gyosei International School is a school located in Yana, Kisarazu City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The principal is Shigeru Tagawa. As of 1995, it was a Roman Catholic institution, and Tagawa was a member of the clergy. Gyosei International School is situated 300 metres northeast of Yanagawa Dam.
Kōzō-ji
Buddhist temple
Photo: Tak1701d, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kōzō-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the Yana neighbourhood of the city of Kisarazu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Shingon-shu Buzan-ha sect and its honzon is a statue of Sho-Kannon Bosatsu. Kōzō-ji is situated 1 km southeast of Yanagawa Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kisarazu and Kōri.
Kisarazu
Kisarazu is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 December 2020, the city had an estimated population of 136,023 in 63,431 households and a population density of 980 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 138.95 square kilometres.
Kōri
Hamlet
Photo: Oos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kōri is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km southwest of Yanagawa Dam.
Yanagawa Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Chiba Prefecture, Japan
- Category: earth-fill dam
- Location: Kisarazu Shi, Chiba, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
Discover Yanagawa Dam from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Yanagawa Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Yanagawa-damu”
- Japanese: “やながわだむ”
- Japanese: “ヤナガワダム”
- Japanese: “矢那川ダム”
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