Kisenyama Dam

Kisenyama Dam is a rockfill dam located in 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.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Dam
  • Description: dam in Kyōto Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Kisen’yama dam”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ujigami Shrine and The Tale of Genji Museum.

Shinto shrine
Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.
is a Shinto shrine in the city of Uji, , . The shrine was built as a guardian shrine for the nearby , and is adjacent to the . is situated 4 km west of Kisenyama Dam.

Museum
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is in Uji, Kyoto, . It displays the world of the early 11th century Japanese classic novel The Tale of Genji with projected images, models, and exhibitions. is situated 4 km west of Kisenyama Dam.

Buddhist temple
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Mimuroto-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the Shigadani neighborhood of the city of Uji, Kyoto, , 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. is situated 3½ km west of Kisenyama Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ujitawara-cho and Yamashina-ku.

Town
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Ujitawara is a town located in , , 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. is situated 6 km southeast of Kisenyama Dam.

Suburb
Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yamashina is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in , . It lies in the southeastern part of the city, and is one stop away from Kyoto Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line. is situated 9 km northwest of Kisenyama Dam.

Suburb
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Fushimi is one of the eleven wards in the city of , in , . Famous places in Fushimi include the Fushimi Inari Shrine, with thousands of torii lining the paths up and down a mountain; , originally built by Toyotomi… is situated 10 km northwest of Kisenyama Dam.

Kisenyama Dam

Latitude
34.89446° or 34° 53′ 40″ north
Longitude
135.85392° or 135° 51′ 14″ east
Elevation
294 metres (965 feet)
Height
91 metres (299 feet)
Operator
関西電力
Open location code
8Q6QVVV3+QH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 327108979
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Geo­Names ID
7573141
Wiki­data ID
Q11419212
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Uzbek—“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”
  • Uzbek: “Kisenyama toʻgʻoni”

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