Taniyama Dam
Taniyama Dam is an earthfill dam located in Hyogo Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 2.9 km2. When at full capacity, it impounds about 7 ha of land and has a storage capacity of 412 thousand cubic meters of water.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Awaji Yumebutai and Nijigen no Mori.
Awaji Yumebutai
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The Awaji Yumebutai is a complex comprising a conference center, hotel and memorial in Awaji, Hyōgo, Japan, built near the epicenter of the 1995 Great Hanshin Awaji earthquake. Awaji Yumebutai is situated 1¼ km east of Taniyama Dam.
Nijigen no Mori
Theme park
Nijigen no Mori is a theme park in Awaji, Hyōgo, Japan. It opened on July 15, 2017, and features attractions and activities based on several Japanese manga, anime and game franchises, including Naruto and Dragon Quest. Nijigen no Mori is situated 1½ km northeast of Taniyama Dam.
Awaji Hanasajiki
Park
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Awaji Hanasajiki is a park, which is situated 2 km southwest of Taniyama Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Akashi and Tarumi-ku.
Akashi
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Akashi is a city in southern Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2024, the city had an estimated population of 305,925 in 137,288 households and a population density of 6,200 people per km2. The total area of the city is 49.42 square kilometres.
Tarumi-ku
Suburb
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Tarumi is one of nine wards of Kobe, Japan. It has an area of 26.89 km2, and a population of 219,958. Tarumi is a suburban area in western Kobe, providing residential towns for commuters to downtown Kobe and even Osaka. Tarumi-ku is situated 9 km northeast of Taniyama Dam.
Taniyama Dam
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Taniyama Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Taniyama-damu”
- Japanese: “たにやまだむ”
- Japanese: “谷山ダム”
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