Eiheiji Dam
Eiheiji Dam is a gravity dam located in Fukui Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control and water supply. The catchment area of the dam is 3.1 km2.Photo: 紫煙, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Eihei-ji and Daibutsuji San.
Eihei-ji
Buddhist temple
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Eihei-ji is one of two main temples of the Sōtō school of Zen Buddhism, the largest single religious denomination in Japan. The other is Sōji-ji in Yokohama. Eihei-ji is situated 1 km northwest of Eiheiji Dam.
Kowashōzu Station
Railway station
Photo: Super Hatsukari, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kowashōzu Station is a JR West railway station in the city of Fukui, Fukui, Japan. Kowashōzu Station is situated 3½ km south of Eiheiji Dam.
Eiheiji Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Japan
- Location: Eiheiji, Yoshida district, Fukui, Chubu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
36.04859° or 36° 2′ 55″ northLongitude
136.36345° or 136° 21′ 48″ eastElevation
295 metres (968 feet)Open location code
8Q8R29X7+C9OpenStreetMap ID
way 440544215OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Eiheiji Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Eiheiji-damu”
- Japanese: “えいへいじだむ”
- Japanese: “永平寺ダム”
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