Kisenyama Dam
Kisenyama Dam is a rockfill dam located in Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for power production. The catchment area of the dam is 0.9 km2. The dam impounds about 31 hectares of land when full and can store 7,227 m3 of water.- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Kyōto Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Kisen’yama dam”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ujigami Shrine and Tail of Genji Museum.
Ujigami Shrine
Shinto shrine
Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.
Ujigami Shrine is a Shinto shrine in the city of Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The shrine was built as a guardian shrine for the nearby Byōdō-in, and is adjacent to the Uji Shrine. Ujigami Shrine is situated 4 km west of Kisenyama Dam.
Tail of Genji Museum
Museum
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
The Tale of Genji Museum is in Uji, Kyoto, Japan. It displays the world of the early 11th century Japanese classic novel The Tale of Genji with projected images, models, and exhibitions. Tail of Genji Museum is situated 4 km west of Kisenyama Dam.
Mimuroto Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: nnn, CC BY 2.1 jp.
Mimuroto-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the Shigadani neighborhood of the city of Uji, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Honzanshugen-shu, a branch of Shugendō loosely affiliated with the Tendai of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a hibutsu statue of Senjū Kannon Bosatsu. Mimuroto Temple is situated 3½ km west of Kisenyama Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ujitawara-cho and Yamashina-ku.
Ujitawara-cho
Town
Photo: officeshema, CC BY 3.0.
Ujitawara is a town located in Tsuzuki District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 September 2023, the town has an estimated population of 8,845 in 3872 households and a population density of 39 persons per km². Ujitawara-cho is situated 6 km southeast of Kisenyama Dam.
Yamashina-ku
Suburb
Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yamashina is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It lies in the southeastern part of the city, and Yamashina Station is one stop away from Kyoto Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line. Yamashina-ku is situated 9 km northwest of Kisenyama Dam.
Fushimi-ku
Suburb
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Fushimi is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Famous places in Fushimi include the Fushimi Inari Shrine, with thousands of torii lining the paths up and down a mountain; Fushimi Castle, originally built by Toyotomi… Fushimi-ku is situated 10 km northwest of Kisenyama Dam.
Kisenyama Dam
Latitude
34.89446° or 34° 53′ 40″ northLongitude
135.85392° or 135° 51′ 14″ eastElevation
294 metres (965 feet)Height
91 metres (299 feet)Operator
関西電力Open location code
8Q6QVVV3+QHOpenStreetMap ID
way 327108979OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Norwegian Bokmål—“Kisenyama Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kisenyama-damu”
- Chinese: “喜撰山發電廠”
- Japanese: “Kisen’yama damu”
- Japanese: “きせんやまだむ”
- Japanese: “喜撰山ダム”
- Japanese: “喜撰山発電所”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kisenyama-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Kisenyama-demningen”
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