Ochiai Dam

Ochiai Dam is a gravity dam located in in Japan. The dam is used for power production. The catchment area of the dam is 371.5 km2. The dam impounds about 9 ha of land when full and can store 656 thousand cubic meters of water.
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  • Type: Dam
  • Description: bridge and dam in Yamagata, Japan
  • Also known as: “Shin Ochiai Dam”, “Shin-Ochiai Dam”, “Shin’ochiai Dam”, and “Shinochiai Dam”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ochiaigawa Station and Zenshōji.

Railway station
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is a railway station in the city of Nakatsugawa City, , , operated by Central Japan Railway Company. is situated 550 metres northeast of Ochiai Dam.

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 1 km southeast of Ochiai Dam.

School
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is a school, which is situated 1¼ km south of Ochiai Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Magome and Narai.

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is a post town in . One of the most visited places in the , has been beautifully restored as an Edo Era post town and stone walkways line the town.

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is a post-town in , . It developed as a stop on the Nakasendo, a trail that connected and , it was once the wealthiest post-town in the and was nicknamed "Narai of a Thousand Houses" due to the many houses along its main road.

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is a post-town in . One of the most visited places in the , has been beautifully restored as an Edo Era post-town but in a more authentic manner that other similar restorations like .

Ochiai Dam

Latitude
35.5216° or 35° 31′ 18″ north
Longitude
137.52515° or 137° 31′ 31″ east
Elevation
289 metres (948 feet)
Open location code
8Q7VGGCG+J3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 458603066
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Geo­Names ID
7572702
Wiki­data ID
Q11620557
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Ochiai Dam” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سد أوتشياي”
  • Cebuano: “Ochiai-damu”
  • Dutch: “Ochiai Dam”
  • Japanese: “おちあいだむ”
  • Japanese: “落合ダム”
  • Uzbek: “Ochiai toʻgʻoni (Yamagata)”
  • Uzbek: “Ochiai toʻgʻoni”

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