Yamaguchi Dam
Yamaguchi Dam is one of a dozen or so dams on the Kiso River in the Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It was completed in 1957.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Nagano Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Yamaguchi-damu”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tadachi Station and Nagiso Station.
Tadachi Station
Railway station
Photo: 東京特許許可局, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tadachi Station is a railway station in the town of Nagiso, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company. Tadachi Station is situated 2 km west of Yamaguchi Dam.
Nagiso Station
Railway station
Photo: 東京特許許可局, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nagiso Station is a railway station in the town of Nagiso, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company. Nagiso Station is situated 3½ km east of Yamaguchi Dam.
Momosuke Bridge
Photo: Qurren, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Momosuke Bridge is situated 3½ km northeast of Yamaguchi Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tsumago and Narai.
Tsumago
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Tsumago is a post-town in Nagano. One of the most visited places in the Kiso Valley, Tsumago has been beautifully restored as an Edo Era post-town but in a more authentic manner that other similar restorations like Magome.
Narai
Narai is a post-town in Nagano, Japan. It developed as a stop on the Nakasendo, a trail that connected Tokyo and Kyoto, it was once the wealthiest post-town in the Kiso Valley and was nicknamed "Narai of a Thousand Houses" due to the many houses along its main road.
Magome
Photo: Gryffindor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Magome is a post town in Gifu. One of the most visited places in the Kiso Valley, Magome has been beautifully restored as an Edo Era post town and stone walkways line the town.
Yamaguchi Dam
- Category: gravity dam
- Location: Nagiso, Kiso District, Nagano, Chubu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.58669° or 35° 35′ 12″ northLongitude
137.5703° or 137° 34′ 13″ eastElevation
358 metres (1,175 feet)Open location code
8Q7VHHPC+M4OpenStreetMap ID
way 458256741OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Yamaguchi Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Yamaguchi-damu”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد ياماجوتشى”
- Italian: “diga di Yamaguchi”
- Japanese: “やまぐちだむ”
- Japanese: “山口ダム”
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