Kamafusa Dam
Kamafusa Dam is a multi-purpose concrete gravity dam in Kawasaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, completed in 1970. The number of residents living in the target area was 181 households and 1,103 people, which was more than that of Okura Dam.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: 河川一等兵, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Michinoku Lakewood National Government Park and Enpuku-ji Temple.
Michinoku Lakewood National Government Park
Park
Photo: 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Michinoku Lakewood National Government Park is situated 3 km southwest of Kamafusa Dam.
Enpuku-ji Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: 運動会プロテインパワー, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Enpuku-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Kamafusa Dam.
Sakan Ryokan
Hotel
Photo: JustinSendai, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sakan Ryokan or "Hotel Sakan" is an historic ryokan located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. The inn is over 1,000 years old, and is located within the spa resort named "Akiu Spa," which has four communal onsen that are supplied by natural hot springs. Sakan Ryokan is situated 3½ km northeast of Kamafusa Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kawasaki and Murata.
Kawasaki
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kawasaki is a town located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 May 2020, the town had an estimated population of 8,637 and a population density of 32 persons per km2 in 3,391 households. The total area of the town is 270.77 square kilometres. Kawasaki is situated 5 km southwest of Kamafusa Dam.
Murata
Town
Photo: Kuha455405, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Murata is a town located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 May 2020, the town had an estimated population of 10,675, and a population density of 140 persons per km2 in 4026 households. Murata is situated 10 km south of Kamafusa Dam.
Kamafusa Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Japan
- Location: Kawasaki Machi, Shibata district, Miyagi, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
38.20215° or 38° 12′ 8″ northLongitude
140.69722° or 140° 41′ 50″ eastElevation
143 metres (469 feet)Open location code
8RC26M2W+VVOpenStreetMap ID
node 3652910362OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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Satellite Map
Discover Kamafusa Dam from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Kamafusa Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kamafusa-damu”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد كامافوسا”
- Italian: “diga di Kamafusa”
- Japanese: “かまふさだむ”
- Japanese: “釜房ダム”
- Japanese: “釜房湖”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kamafusa Dam”. Photo: 河川一等兵, Public domain.