Honokawa Dam
Honokawa Dam is a rockfill dam located in Miyagi Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 2.5 km2. The dam impounds about 5 ha of land when full and can store 360 thousand cubic meters of water.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Honogawa Dam”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ojojihara Proving Ground.
Ojojihara Proving Ground
Military installation
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Ojojihara Proving Ground is a military installation, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Honokawa Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shikama.
Shikama
Town
Photo: Bachstelze, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shikama is a town located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 May 2020, the town had an estimated population of 6,723, and a population density of 62 persons per km2 in 20961 households. The total area of the town is 109.28 square kilometres. Shikama is situated 10 km northeast of Honokawa Dam.
Honokawa Dam
- Location: Shikama-cho, Kami district, Miyagi, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
Discover Honokawa Dam from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Honokawa Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Honogawa-damu”
- Japanese: “ほのがわだむ”
- Japanese: “保野川ダム”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kanohara and Aono.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Shikama-chōyakuba and Hana Kawa.
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